Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Mar 6, 2025 · Gunnison

Weather

As of 1 p.m., settled storm snow amounts (from March 3 to present) were 6" to 8" below treeline and 10" to 14" near treeline. Midday, we encountered moderate winds and S3 snowfall rates above 11,000' with light winds and light snowfall (S1) at low elevations. cloud cover: overcast; wind loading: moderate; rain elevation (ft): N/A; recent snowfall (cm): 20; snow avail for transport: moderate amounts

Snowpack

A couple of shooting cracks and a slumping wind slab were isolated to just below ridgeline, about a foot thick.

Avalanche

Poor visibility of surrounding terrain, no avalanches observed other than some minor sluffing skiing steeper pitches.