Gunnison

Avalanche

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 2, 2021 · Gunnison

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Weather

Location: West ridge-Cement Mountain Aspect: North East Elevation: BTL

Snowpack

Just skiing the road due to non supportive snow in the area. Surface hoar is widespread and has a length of at least 2mm.

Avalanche

Observed a recent storm slab avalanche with unknown trigger but likely natural due to wind loading from strong SW winds during the night of 12/28-12/29 and additional snowfall with 1 inch of SWE (12/29/20 archive CBAC Weather) on a shallow snowpack in the SE zone. That’s a guess. Figure its in the R2-D2 category but cannot be certain from today’s vantage point across the Cement Creek Valley.