Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Dec 23, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Calm winds, few to broken skies, mild temps...greenhouse at times.

Snowpack

12" of dense storm snow (1.25" SWE), some reactive graupel layers mid storm. Skier triggered wet roller balls on steep southerlies and a thin crust formed.

Avalanche

Skier triggered a handful of small storm slabs, up to 8" deep and 150 feet wide in the morning, D1 in size. 3 natural soft slabs in the Ruby Range, easterly aspects ATL, all small in size, probably failed on graupel layer. SS-N-R1-D1-S. Good views from Scarp Ridge of the Southern Ruby Range and Peeler Basin, and no other avalanche activity from this storm observed.