Gunnison

Avalanche

Ben Pritchett · Nov 20, 2024 · Gunnison

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Weather

Bluebird skis, bitter-cold temperature inversion in the morning gave way to rapidly rising temperatures mid-day. I saw tiny amounts of blowing snow in morning, but it looks like fetches are blown clean with the current wind speeds and direction.

Snowpack

Very little continuous snow coverage below 11,000 feet. A thin, heavily-faceted snowpack covers almost all terrain near treeline, even on southerly and westerly-facing slopes. Above treeline south and southwest show lots of bare ground, but west has better than average coverage - still holding snow following the early November upslope storms.

Avalanche

Saw lots of terrain from many angles and saw no avalanches.