Gunnison

Avalanche

Mike Cooperstein · Jan 22, 2022 · Gunnison

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Weather

calm, clear, and warm in the sun.

Snowpack

2 inches of new snow within past 24 hours on south side on Mt Emmons. New snow lays on top of slick melt freeze crust. 6 to 8 inches of new snow within past 24 hours on the north side. Ski pen on the north side is mostly 4 to 5 inches and soft under foot. While skiing wrong chute, we released fast moving sluffs below the road in steeper terrrain. We observed sluffs along Scarp Ridge which occurred within the past 24 hours (see pictures).

Avalanche

sloughs on scarp ridge-NE aspect ATL (see pictures)