Gunnison

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 4, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

N aspect, 11,500' Gusty but light N winds, light snow showers

Snowpack

Highly variable. Dug a pit on N aspect near treeline, 11,500'. HS 95 cm, 30 cm of depth (3mm facets) . Q3 shears at buried surface hoar layer at 45 cm. Overall weak snowpack, 4 finger slab above aforementioned facet layer is weakening. Whoophing & cracking during ascent, but only propagating 4-5 meters due to high variability of slabs.

Avalanche

Older (+2 days) R2D2 on steep S aspects above treeline near Cumberland Pass