Gunnison
AvalancheZach Guy · Mar 8, 2021 · Gunnison
Weather
Weather: Light snowfall, about 1? of accumulation, moderate westerly winds with light transport at ridgetop, and overcast skies until about 3:30 p.m. Skies started clearing after that.
Snowpack
Snowpack: Snow surfaces remained dry at all elevations on northerly aspects, with some minor facet sluffing at lower elevations. On solar slopes, surface crusts remained frozen and supportive on wind-exposed slopes near and above treeline. Below treeline, the crust was punchy (a couple inches thick) midday and thawed by this evening. Boot pen was about shin-deep into wet grains. We dug one pit on a southeast aspect at 10,400? (see photo). The snowpack was wet throughout; we got moderate, propagating results on wet facets in the lower snowpack. No obvious signs of instability such as collapses, rollerballs, etc.
Avalanche
Avalanches: Nothing new