Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Jan 17, 2017 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Valley fog, scattered to few clouds above the fog. Mild temps. Light ridgetop winds.

Snowpack

Snowpack: Natural rollerballs and small loose wet on SE aspects BTL. No other signs of instability. One quick pit on SE BTL showed 75 cm of 1F slab over F+ 1mm moist rounding facets (Jan 1 interface). ECTX results, with a non-propagating BRK results with additional loading steps.

Avalanche

Avalanches: Windshield tour of lower Taylor Canyon. Spotted 4 or 5 crowns from last cycle, D2 in size or less, on E to N aspects, which were probably the only slopes holding snow prior to the storm. See photos.