Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 23, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Mostly sunny. Calm

Snowpack

Up to 16 inches of settled snow from recent snowfall this week (last snow was Wednesday). Faceted snow on lower 800 feet down to cross country groomed track. Surface facets less than 1 cm forming throughout snowpack up to the north ridge of Mt. Emmons.

Avalanche

A few 4 foot cracking associated with skin track, but nothing else. Slides from the recent storm cycle. On bottom of north ridge, for example: HS-N-R4-D2 on a short 75 foot slope. Saw other recent slides in the area. Saw debris in Wolverine but didn’t see the start zone from the ridge line.