Gunnison
AvalancheIrwin Guides · Jan 17, 2014 · Gunnison
Weather
clear, moderate winds from WNW.
Snowpack
Minimal snow transport, intense snow transport previously. Highly variable snowpack from bare ground to cross loaded pockets several feet deep, consisting of P-1F hard slabs, resting on variety of Nov and Dec melt freeze crusts and facets 0-70cm above ground.
Avalanche
Five, HS-AB/ABy-R3/4-D2/D2.5-O/G avalanches from 6# air blasts yesterday, the largest slides failing in completely un-tracked or controlled terrain so far this season. They showed wide propagation and crown heights 20-150cm+ failing on 3-4mm facets near ground and scouring to ground as each slide ran down-slope.