Gunnison

Avalanche

Jack Caprio · Mar 3, 2021 · Gunnison

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Weather

Bluebird and very warm.

Snowpack

Steep, east facing snow surfaces were noticeably moist at 10,200k at 9:00 am. Around 10 am on south facing slopes at 11k, the surface crusts just barely still supported the weight of a skier, and we’re beginning to soften up quickly. We ended up skiing NE facing slopes which stayed dry.

Avalanche

Older D.5-D1 wet loose avalanches on E and SE aspects which likely ran over last couple days. We did not stick around long enough to see any new activity.