Gunnison
AvalancheEric Murrow · Apr 19, 2025 · Gunnison
Weather
Another 2 inches of snow accumulated on Friday night. Recent storm totals ranged from 2 - 3 moist, sticky inches below treeline to 6-7 inches above treeline on north aspects. cloud cover: broken; recent snowfall (cm): 5
Snowpack
Recent storm totals increased from 2 inches below treeline to nearly 7 inches on north slopes above treeline. Greenhousing during the day wetted the recent snow on many slopes on the south half of the compass extending to 12,400 feet. The snow surface remained dry on north aspects above treeline, but most features near treeline became moist and neared wet below treeline. I hunted for sensitive slabs near and above treeline and found nothing of note. There has been some wind moving the snow around, but any sensitive slabs would be small and very isolated. Loose avalanches appeared to be the most significant problem today. Loose avalanches remain small and relatively easy to manage. The snowpack on low-elevation northerly slopes was slightly punchy in the early afternoon. Hasty digging showed previous meltwater has drained into the snowpack, but crusts remain semi-supportive to skis below 10,000 feet. . We skier triggered a small Dry Loose avalanche on a steep, alpine north slope. A small natural Wet Loose avalanche ran on an east aspect near treeline around 1 pm. I hunted for recent drifting and found very little. I got a few small cracks near a ridge top a few inches deep.
Avalanche
A couple of loose avalanches in Wolverine Basin. The size remains small due to the meager snowfall totals, but it is big enough to knock a person down.