Gunnison

Avalanche

Ben Pritchett · Nov 30, 2022 · Gunnison

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Snowpack

Snow coverage still quite thin after the late November storm.
Alpine areas looks mostly stripped by winds. Drifting built small pocket slabs below ridgelines, but no slope-scale slabs. More exposed talus than continuous snow coverage.
Near treeline has the most continuous coverage and will pose the greatest threat with the incoming storm.
Below treeline the snowpack remains thin, with ground roughness sticking through the snowpack everywhere. Any avalanches will be small even with another foot of snow.

Avalanche

Only saw on tiny slab avalanche in a below-treeline gully, mid-slope on a shady northeast-facing slope.