Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 14, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Overcast and warm. Windy conditions even below treeline

Snowpack

Snowpack: 58 cm right below treeline. Layered snowpack although relatively consolidated. I saw no signs of instability but there was snow being blown around even in the Aspen trees so I imagine there was a lot of transport up high. Thicker denser snow on the surface from temp and sun but low angle slopes helped to not allow the sunburst to develop

Avalanche

Avalanches: none observed