Gunnison

Avalanche

Zach Guy · Dec 5, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Broken skies, strong SW winds with moderate snow transport. Brief pulses of S-1 with trace accumulation

Snowpack

Snowpack: On W and SW aspects N/BTL, the snowpack is generally too incohesive or shallow for avalanche concerns. Slabs from last week’s storm are faceting away. Non-propagating results in ECT’s, no results from explosive testing or ski cuts. 1 cm melt-freeze crust on SW aspects, with .5 mm facets below. West aspects remained dry yesterday, and the surface is small grained facets or windpacked grains.

Avalanche

Avalanches: None