Chris Bilbrey, a forecaster with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, digs between 80 and 110 snow pits each year and becomes intimately familiar with the San Juan Mountainsâ snowpack. Reuben Schafir â The Durango Herald
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MOLAS PASS – Each year, Chris Bilbrey becomes intimately acquainted with the snowpack of the San Juan Mountains to a degree generally unmatched by the outdoor enthusiasts who take to the range to frolic, slide and sled.
Bilbrey is one of seven forecasters for Co...