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Snow pack is transitioning from Winter to Spring. The in-between season. Stability seems to have eased. yesterday was busy in the backcountry. Several groups skiing bigger lines. Lake Fork NE and SE, Sin Nombre NW and N slopes, Wildy Bowl N aspect, my guess is also people may have went for Wheeler (...

Goal was to ski Baldy today. It was warm and felt more like April than March today, We decided for the Deception peak to Lake route and then take take the couloir of half way between Lake and Penintente. Not enough snow to ski, lots of rock bands sticking out. Headed further and skied a west facing ...

Ugh, that is another bad one.

Just an update, CO is already at 8 for the season.

That is deep. From the length of the recovery I was wondering if this was the case.

Went into Williams lake cirque Friday and Saturday. Both days, wide spread whoomphing on steep, open west facing aspects. Observed one myself, similar report from people I talked too. On Saturday, lots of wind, initially W, then NW winds. Results in lots of wind affected areas on east aspects and cr...

Perfect day for resort skiing. Finally a storm to brag about. Today was very light and fluffy snow. Almost ran into another skier on Wizard following him, but not being able to see due to all the fluff thrown in the air. I ventured in the trees a little just to see what is there. Even with this stor...

The recent storm seems to have treated Williams lake cirque nicely. Skied today on skiers right in the trees of Sin Nombres North facing avalanche path. Was quite warm, and the snow was on the denser side. Surprisingly not a lot of people in the parking lot or on the trail for such a nice treat of f...

Will be interesting how this is going to play out. SAS and BCA (and all the stakeholders) are listed in that lawsuit:

https://coloradosun.com/2021/01/07/aval ... ry-skiing/

Here is a link that list a few scholarships: https://avtraining.org/scholarships/ With the pandemic and the worry that people will go into the BC unprepared, there are some intro courses offered online for free. Disclaimer, they do not substitute a full in-person avy 1 class. https://learn.kbyg.org/...

Thanks, JBella. Very good info. I will check it out sometime, when there is a little more snow.

I know that slope, check out the TAC observation from December 29th, second picture, titled https://taosavalanchecenter.org/pro-obs/20201229_natural-and-skier-triggered-avalanches-on-north-through-east-aspects-near-and-above-treeline/ Ah, yep. that was it. I followed their skin track. Was wondering...

Toured around in the William's Lake Basin. Skied in the trees next to the big Sin Nombre avalanche path. One my way to that, several small collapses around rocks and willows. Saw a fresh small avalanche (3m wide, ran maybe 10 m). Started near some rocks, east aspect. My guess is that solar exposure ...

I am looking at exploring other areas for BC skiing than the usual spots I know. What are good trailheads/roads to get to to start exploring and that are open in the winter? How far can one drive up Forest Access Rd 134 in the winter? Or is there a better road to take? Not looking for specific beta ...

Tragic few days. 3 fatalities in two days.

Went up to skin in the area, not brave enough to venture out yet. From what I have seen on top at the radio towers, lots of wind scoured the open areas/alpine. I skied down south burn to see how it is in there. Coverage was good, but still thin. Hit a few rocks and some stumps sticking out. This mak...