Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Dec 30, 2020 · Gunnison

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Weather

Clear, cold, calm winds.

Snowpack

Stepping off the beaten track we got frequent rumbling collapses and shooting cracks on basal weak layers. On shady aspects, we also got cracking at the storm snow interface about a foot down.

Avalanche

Good views of the leeward aspects of the Northwest Mountains. Plenty of evidence of storm slab instabilities that ran throughout the storm, D1 to D2. A few slides looked like they broke into deeper layers, up to D2.5. Attached photos highlight the largest or most interesting activity. We triggered a small storm slab (1 foot thick) on a rollover.