Gunnison
AvalancheEvan Ross · Dec 9, 2018 · Gunnison
Weather
Mostly clear and generally light northwest winds. At ridgeline moderate gusts where just enough to drift snow. Drifting snow was happening mostly above the elevations we traveled.
Snowpack
Recreational pow day. Traveled on westerly slopes with the same Persistent Slab terrain management that I would use on say, a northerly slope. You could easily feel the PS structure with your pole. We didn't investigate further and managed our exposure for that problem. Skied to 35 degrees with no obvious signs to instability. Skied steeper slope angles on slopes that had previously avalanched this winter and had lost the PS structure. HS ranged from 80-100cm
Avalanche
Saw a small windslab run naturally in the afternoon at an ATL elevation, on a southerly slope above the 401 trail.