Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Mar 18, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Scattered clouds, moderate to extreme winds from the SW, and moderate snow transport.

Snowpack

Recent snow is blown out on most west and south aspects. Drifts up to 3′ on east aspects below ridgelines, that weren’t responsive to ski cuts. Stomping on small cross loaded wind whales further down slope caused some cracking and small 10″ pockets, failing on mid-storm layers.

Avalanche

Fresh natural wind slab ran today on SE face of Ruby Peak, potentially triggered by cornice fall, estimated about a foot deep on a mid-storm layer. SS-NC-R1-D1.5-S. Other crowns that failed yesterday or the night before shown below in photos.