Gunnison

Avalanche

Ben Pritchett · Mar 13, 2020 · Gunnison

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Weather

Soupy, gusty, foggy. Rain to over 9,000' with intense waves of rain, sleet, then snow, but only a cm of wet snow accumulation at lake level.

Snowpack

A thin crust over moist depth hoar deteriorated in the rain into a very wet mess of small Loose Wet avalanches, capped with a cm of fresh snow at the end of the day. At the reservoir, I dug a profile 90cm deep on a north-facing slope. Repeated three ECTP (SC) ranging from 12-25 hits on moist rounding depth hoar.

Avalanche

Numerous fresh and recent Loose Wet avalanches gouging to the ground.