Gunnison

Quick report

Irwin Guides · Feb 20, 2026 · Gunnison

Weather

SNOW, heavy at times. OVC/X, Temps 10-15, Winds 15-25 G 43 SW HN = 8".

Snowpack

Skiing was amazing today. Started out the day like yesterday. Airblast in Two Chutes finally produced some results. 14-18" deep and pulling our both sides. Precip intensity picked up with thewind around 1230 and the storm slabs got very reactive. Ski cuts produced widespread softslabs 2-4" deep breaking up to 80' wide and running far on all slopes over 36-37 degrees.

Avalanche

Danger increased around 1230, very touchy storm slabs. Plan to test Moonrise went out the door and we went into maintenance mode on core terrain. Visibility limited travel to top of 70 and Barkmarker. 2 Chutes Left SS-AB-R3-D1.5-I PP-02/17 (40cm x 75m x 100m) Took out both sides, propagated up into rocks above and through previous shot