Gunnison

Avalanche

Ian Havlick · Feb 22, 2020 · Gunnison

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Weather

clear, calm, strong solar radiation and noticeable valley inversion early before 0800.

Snowpack

Crusty on southerlies with most of Monday's snow either blown clear or cooked down. Shady aspects still hold cold snow and old wind slabs stubborn to weight of skier hang on in areas the sun cannot reach. 60m rope needed for rappel.

Avalanche

Popped a few small wind slabs no deeper than 25cm descending couloir proper, fairly stubborn with most needing to have been undercut by the previous skier to then pop. Pretty manageable but enough slabs to keep our guard up.