Gunnison

Quick report

Zach Guy · Apr 8, 2026 · Gunnison

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Weather

Gusty winds ATL were transporting small amounts of snow. At 11k, temperatures dropped to 32F last night, and rose to 43F. Clouds increased later in the day. cloud cover: few; wind loading: light; snow avail for transport: small smounts

Snowpack

Frozen crusts this morning offered good stability. By about 10:45, we started ski cutting rollerballs near the bottom of our descent on E to NE aspects BTL.

Avalanche

Documenting a few large dry slab avalanches that ran during the storm in the first few days of April, and a handful of small wet loose avalanches that have run in the past few days during warmer weather.