Gunnison
SnowpackCBAC Staff · Jan 8, 2024 · Gunnison
Weather
The northerly flow kept clouds over the Ruby Range. There was better light in the AM hours than in the PM hours. Moderate northerly winds.
Snowpack
Storm totals since last Friday were in the 15 to 20cm range. That low-density snow has already previously blown around, so it's hard to get a real accurate measurement once you are up in the terrain. In this area, wind slabs were failing on a density change within the storm snow. The avalanches were small and thin. The old snow interface was primarily firm wind-board, often with small facets on top. The weather kept us from getting into any properly wind-loaded terrain in the alpine. During the periods of visibility, the best transport appeared to have occurred during the morning hours and had died off mid-day. In the alpine, there were small amounts of snow still available for transport as it had already been blown around.