Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Nov 16, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Wind blowing on ridges to the E-NE (cornices forming over E-NE aspects). Bluebird day (snow consistency stayed the same throughout the day).

Snowpack

Snowpack: Pit: fracture on ECT 16 (no shear break-off), 10 cm from the base. New storm layers appear to be consolidating with old storm layers. Sun crust forming on southern aspects.

Avalanche

Avalanches: 2 point release slides on N-NE aspects (R1,D1)