Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach- CBAC Intern · Dec 14, 2018 · Gunnison

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Weather

Long underwear and a down jacket were greatly appreciated. Sunny skies, Cold, with NW to NE winds, light-moderate with gusts and enough to transport small amounts of snow from time to time below tree line. Light loading off of larger peaks and ridge lines.

Snowpack

See picture of weekly profile from the Elkton Study Plot for a snapshot of that location. On a search for Surface Hoar, Shovel Tilt tests at the plot site and at two NE open slopes BTL revealed easy results @ 10cm on Preserved Stellars(picture), No Surface Hoar found in any of these locations. On Anthracite Mesa, very little windslab growth as strong NE winds were scouring snow in the open bowls and depositing it on the flats at ridgeline. No collapses or cracking was observed as the PS structure remained quiet today in this area.

Avalanche

One new D2 slide observed on East Cinnamon ~12,000'. Propagated ~150m along the ridgeline and ran 300+ m out of sight.