Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Mar 22, 2017 · Gunnison

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Weather

Overcast skies thickened through the day; some green housing in the morning. High of 45 at 10k, 34 at 12k. Moderate SW ridge top winds

Snowpack

A trace of new snow and rain overnight on top of a thin refreeze. Surfaces remained frozen at 12,000 feet, but the snowpack was or became punchy at lower elevations. Snowmobile track plunging deep when you would get off of old tracks. Didn’t travel on any steep terrain to observe wet instabilities

Avalanche

Avalanches: Looks like a fresh D2 off of NE face of Mt. Owen from the last day or so.