Gunnison
AvalancheCBAC Staff · Nov 5, 2022 · Gunnison
Weather
Overcast skies, foggy conditions and very light snowfall.
Snowpack
Only toured up to 10,600? on easterly and northeasterly low-angle terrain. Each drifted test slope we encountered collapsed and cracked (generally east and northeast aspects). The drifted snow failed on small-grained facets buried on Wednesday night. Slabs were up to 4f hard and 16 inches thick. We also encountered a thin (5mm) crust on the surface that appeared to be from a short period of rain Friday night or Saturday morning. It was present up to 10,600? where we stopped uphill travel.
Avalanche
none observed. Visibility was poor.