Gunnison
AvalancheEvan Ross · Apr 21, 2018 · Gunnison
Weather
Sun popping out in CB in the morning, but drove into the cloud heading out Kebler. Mostly cloudy sky in the morning become overcast by 10am with a cloud deck starting at about 10,800ft. Moderate northerly wind gusts at ridgeline. Full white out but didn't observe any snow blowing about when I looked at my feet.
Snowpack
The new snow has settled into a thick 5-6" at lower elevations. Climbing higher up a south aspect the new snow had either been pressed in by the wind or green housing, or blown off. Didn't get onto the wind loaded terrain for a comparison at higher elevations. An experienced person fell off the same small cornice twice within 10 minutes. Once without skis on and once with skis on... Sweet! classic. #whiteout
Avalanche
Found the one wind loaded terrain feature on all of the south face of Ruby at about 11,000ft. D1 30-35cm windslab failing about 1cm above the old snow surface on non persistent grains.