Gunnison

Avalanche

CBAC Staff · Oct 30, 2024 · Gunnison

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Weather

Cloud Cover: Overcast (Cloudy, 8/8 covered) New or Recent Snowfall (cm): 30 Snow Available For Transport: Moderate Amounts Wind Loading: Moderate Weather Summary: Light to moderate snowfall with blowing snow from west winds as we reached treeline. About 2" of low density new snow today on top of 10" of very dense snow from yesterday.

Avalanche

Poor visibility of surrounding terrain. Saw one small debris pile off of the north bowl of Gothic and triggered/ observed natural releases of a handful of tiny wind slabs on wind loaded test slopes.