Gunnison
SnowpackEric Murrow/Zach Guy · Apr 4, 2025 · Gunnison
Weather
Clear skies began to cloud up around 11 am. Mostly cloudy skies until we left the area around 2 pm. Storm totals near and above treeline are around 14 to 16 inches above the meltdown crust from last week. We did not travel through well-drifted terrain but you can expect to encounter deeper totals on leeward features. cloud cover: broken; wind loading: previous; recent snowfall (cm): 40; snow avail for transport: moderate amounts
Snowpack
We dug a handful of test profiles on south-to-southwest features near and above treeline with no results on the meltdown crust. A few pits showed non-propagating results within the storm snow, but no major concerns were found. The places in this terrain we investigated lacked facets above the meltdown crust. The snow surface moistened from the morning sun, but cloud cover arrived before loose avalanche activity became an issue. We dug a hole on a below treeline slope facing west to northwest and found meltwater drained through the entire snowpack during last week's warmup. We looked for facets at the meltdown interface and found some faceting but not as worrisome as other locations. . A few small undocumented avalanches for the storm around 4/1. We triggered two very small, moist loose avalanches on steep sunny features.