Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 9, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Overcast skys with intermittent periods of S-1. Calm

Snowpack

Snowpack: Up to 10 cm of recent snow within 36 hours. Snow was wetter relative to snow found on Anthracite Mesa on 1/7/16.

Avalanche

Avalanches: On slope between 35 and 40 degrees with shallow snow as evidenced by willows and bedrock, triggered 1 L-AS-D1-R2 slide, which traveled for 30 feet. Tested other slopes and areas off skin track and didn't observe cracking, whumping, or collapsing.