Gunnison

Avalanche

Arden Feldman · Jan 8, 2017 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Increasing cloudiness through the day becoming overcast late in the afternoon. Calm and cold BTL. NTL and ATL Moderate winds with moderate snow transport.

Snowpack

NTL and ATL had wind stripped areas and funky wind crusts. BTL provided nice skiing. Small surface hoar observed around my house while shoveling in the morning.

Avalanche

Avalanches: See photos. Lots of evidence of natural avalanche cycle at all elevations in the Crested Butte Area. Sizes range from D1 to D2.5. The larger slides likely ran on the storm interface and the smaller ones on mid storm instabilities. Did not observe any avalanches that ran to the ground. IMG_9908: D2.5 NE aspect of Climax Chutes IMG_9917: D1.5 NE aspect of Happy Chutes IMG_9926: D2.5 NE aspect of Mt. Emmons IMG_9930: D1 NE aspect of Gibson Ridge