Gunnison

Avalanche

Ben Pritchett · Apr 2, 2021 · Gunnison

Weather

53 degrees at 10,000' at 3pm.

Snowpack

Near 10,000 feet, on northwest through north to northeast-facing slopes the snowpack was mostly dry, with meltwater draining down only around 10cm so far. Below and near treeline, the shoulder aspects of east and west look the closest to developing a Wet Slab avalanche problem. The steeper southeast through south to southwwest-facing slopes are wetted to the ground and melting out quickly. At the Butte snotel at a similar elevation it did not freeze Thursday night, and it may not again tonight (Friday night). In worst case rocky terrain features rocky with a shallow snowpack, human-triggered Wet Slab avalanche may become possible by late afternoon Saturday. If there's another night without a freeze on Saturday, natural Wet Slab avalanches might run Sunday.

Avalanche

Numerous small Loose Wet avalanches ran on southerly alpine slopes today.