Gunnison
AvalancheIan Havlick · Nov 25, 2014 · Gunnison
Weather
S1-S3 snow throughout morning. definitely convective and orographic. light variable winds in all but the most open terrain where the local winds were moderate from the WSW.
Snowpack
27" settled snow on HS stake. 15" settled storm total. 6" new overnight. Stout MFcr on South and West aspects below treeline. couple pits showed failure under moderate loading steps just below MF crust mid-pack. cracking and one major collapse on below treeline, west-southwest facing slope, that was around 34 degrees in steepness.
Avalanche
no visibility to observe local activity.