Gunnison

Avalanche

Ian Havlick · Dec 9, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

Low ceilings, flurries disapated into broken then partly cloudy skies by 1-2pm. Steady 10-20mph west winds at ridgetop.

Snowpack

Generally stable conditions, even in steep and extreme terrain. no snow transport. Pits and probing indicated gradually increasing hand hardness with depth, HS 10-11000 averaged about 70cm, smow in NE cirque of Mount Owen averaged 150-300cm. One pit, CTN @ 11,000, E-facing, 35º. Cornices on ridgetop are tenuous and rotting out at roots.

Avalanche

2 recent cornice falls off Owen and Purple ridgelines. No avalanches triggered from these events. Dropped a fairly large cornice and pryed off 10' wide, 10" windslab.