Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy Eric Murrow · Apr 23, 2021 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Pulses of moderate to heavy snowfall between periods of quiet weather. Some moderate gusts with wind transport at higher elevations.

Snowpack

Snowpack: About 3? of new since yesterday.

Avalanche

Avalanches: We found sensitive storm slab conditions today at upper elevations. Numerous thin soft slabs released naturally this morning, and we ski cut a handful of similar slabs. All of the slabs were small in size: most were 2? to 4? thick, 10 to 20 feet wide. In wind drifted areas, slabs were up to 8? thick. In sustained steeper terrain, slides ran up to 1500 vertical feet.