Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Apr 5, 2014 · Gunnison

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Weather

Skies few building to broken with plenty of solar radiation and greenhouse affect. No precip. Winds calm to light, no transport, High temps: 35F at 12k / 26F at 10k.

Snowpack

Dry snow on low angled high elevation slopes, moist snow on SE, S, & W steep aspects. Most slopes are still white; dust layer only emerging on bed surfaces from recent sluffing.

Avalanche

Touchy wet loose in the afternoon running on the 3/30 dust layer on west aspects near treeline. Lots of wet loose avalanches on E, SE, S aspects near and above treeline from yesterday on the dust layer.