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Avalanche

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 3, 2022 · Gunnison

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Weather

Sunny. Very little wind. Cold.

Snowpack

No signs of instability. I was mostly on <30 degree slopes but dipped into some 32-34 degree along the way. The slab feels very deep. Ski pen 10-15 cm. Windboard above treeline, but dense powder everywhere else.

Avalanche

Older D1 off the west ridge into Elk Basin (SE aspect) that ran a few hundered feet. Maybe remote trigger from a snowmobile (tracks in the basin) or natural? Also saw a crown on the east face of Owen (picture is bad) and crowns on the north side of Carbon (in the big cirque from the summit and the lower cirques).