Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Mar 12, 2017 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Overcast in the morning, with breaks in the cloud cover midday. Moderate winds at our elevation, looked stronger up higher. S-1 in the morning.

Snowpack

Snowpack: Thick, supportive crusts remained frozen on southerly aspects. Ski and boot pen are both ~zero. The grains have matured on these slopes and it appears that they can handle a fairly significant warm-up without wet loose or wet slabs concerns. More concerned with the structure on other aspects or maybe higher elevations for next week’s warmup for wet avalanches.

Avalanche

Avalanches: Bomber snowpack. No signs of instability.