Gunnison

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Irwin Guides · Dec 28, 2025 · Gunnison

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Weather

FEW>CLR, 18/8 deg. SSW>W 20-30 G 60 Summary: High clouds quickly moved out and the day was mostly dominated by clear skies. Strong winds continued with a wind chill of -15 deg. Winds tapered this afternoon.

Snowpack

Storm total: 10.0"/1.20 SWE.  As a result of the SWE, wind, and cold temps the new snow was pasted in. Exposed W aspects were scoured. A few cracks observed off my ski tips targeting wind slabs but nothing significant. Crusts below the 12/27 interface are supportive and vary from 1"- 4" thick on W aspects N/BTL. SE aspects the crust was an avg. of 6" thick with Fc/ melt forms/ice forms below to the ground. HS was highly variable with loading specific to ridge lines. Summary: Some improvement but due to strong winds last night much of the snow was transported away. Thin to extremely thin snow cover is still a concern.

Avalanche

X2 D1 Natural windslabs SE shoulder of Owen and SE face of Ruby ATL X1 D1 Natural windslab W aspect Lone Wolf NTL