Gunnison

Avalanche

Irwin Guides · Apr 2, 2025 · Gunnison

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Weather

SCT this AM but mostly BKN skies, max temp 25/10 deg. SW 10-13 G 20's. HST: 19.0"/1.45" SWE.

Snowpack

Good stability overall and the new snow bonded well to old surfaces. Wind and storm slabs were teetering between reactive and stubborn and not running far, non destructive up to 8" at most.

Avalanche

One storm slab SW aspect SS-ASc-R1-D1-I. X 3 Wind slabs W aspects N/ATL cross loaded features. SS-ASc-R1-D1-I. NE face of Owen wind slab SS-N-R1-D2-I approx 8-12" X 300' X 400' and a another small D1 wind slab off the Dyke.