Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 17, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather sunny and warm. Inversion in full effect.

Snowpack

Snowpack Skied west, southwest faceing aspects to the valley floor with no signs of instability. We encountered a highly variable snowpack throughout our tour.

Avalanche

Avalanches Observed a natural R2 D2 slab avalanche on a northwest facing bowl above paradise divide on Baldy. The slide appeared to be confined to the most recent snow with crown depths approximatly 10"-14". Looks like this occurred in the last 48 hours.