Gunnison
AvalancheJack Caprio · Dec 28, 2022 · Gunnison
Weather
S-1 snowfall all day. Warm temps. Overcast skies.
Snowpack
6-9” of new, high density snow. On northeast aspects below treeline, the new snow fell on top of very weak snow surfaces.
Avalanche
We skier triggered plenty of loose dry avalanches in the new snow. Some of the loose dry avalanches entrained into old snow. We intentionally skier triggered 3 soft slab avalanches failing deeper into the snowpack. In both 1st and 2nd bowl, we triggered soft slab avalanches breaking below the new/ old snow interface. The loose dry avalanches failed on the 12/27 interface, where as the slab avalanches broke 6-8” below the 12/27 interface (see photos).