Gunnison

Avalanche

Public Public · Feb 5, 2022 · Gunnison

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Weather

Sunny and calm with temps in the 20’s at 11,000 ft. -25F at the trailhead.

Avalanche

People ask me all the time if animals trigger avalanches. Here’s proof that they do. A coyote dropped of this alpine ridge and set off 4 small point release surface sluffs of faceted snow. He was not caught or carried in the slides. The slides start and finish at the arrows in the photo.