The avalanches had a good day

I took advantage of a Crested Butte-like sunny day to check in on the corn season and the state of the snowpack. Plenty of recent avalanche activity noted but the highlight was seeing and hearing wet loose and slab avalanches thunder down the steep mountainsides. 

• South aspects above Great Bear Creek became lively starting around noon. Several D2 wet loose and 3 D2 persistent slab avalanches ran with debris terminating in the valley floor 2000' below. The slabs were on cross-loaded slopes around 6200'. We assume they were triggered by the warming and wetting of the snowpack. 
• Southerly slopes above Skiumah Creek were also active during this time frame. Large rollerballs ruined the top 1000'+ of many slopes with one D2 wet loose that ran 1500'.
• Limited small rollerball and wet loose activity noted on northerly slopes that I last observed 4/7/20. On northerly terrain first observed today were several recent D1.5-2 wind slab avalanches below cornices and on cross-loaded slopes. Plenty of debris from last week's storm cycle noted including several D2 slides.
• I spoke with 2 skiers hoping to summit Great Bear Peak but were turned around by a variety of wind affected snow at upper elevations.