Gunnison
AvalancheEvan Ross · Mar 31, 2018 · Gunnison
Weather
Strong westerly winds and snow plums in the alpine. Winds increased in the afternoon but snow plums decreased.
Snowpack
Late afternoon afterwork tour. Ruff and variable snow surface conditions. Some good soft snow surfaces out there but lots of refrozen or wind effected snow surfaces. No sluffing and not much for fresh wind-load to be concerned with. Avalanche issues felt isolated and stubborn.
Avalanche
A number of loose snow avalanches in the Ruby Range. Wet on southerly slopes and dry on northerly slopes. All D1 to D1.5. A cornice failed naturally on the East Face of Mt Owen at about 4:30pm. Entraining more snow with it and getting close to a D2 given the size of the terrain. A number of backcountry users were skiing aggressively without any significant results.