Gunnison

Avalanche

Eric Murrow Ben Pritchett · Jan 22, 2022 · Gunnison

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Weather

Clear skies and light to calm winds below treeline. Generally 1 to 3 inches of new snow from Friday's small storm, with around 6 inches in the localized area near Upper Taylor Creek.

Snowpack

We measured snow depths in numerous places on this long snowmobile tour: 135cm in middle Cement Creek at 10,000', 175cm in the headwaters of Cement Creek at 11,500' near Hunter Creek, 110 cm near Spring Creek Reservoir at 9,900', 135cm near the head of Spring Creek, and 90cm at the junction of Taylor Road and Taylor Pass Rd at 10,000'.

Avalanche

Observed evidence of several unreported D3 avalanches from the major cycle at the end of December in Upper Taylor drainage, and one fresh Wind Slab avalanche on the north slopes of Mount Tilton, D1.5.