Gunnison

Avalanche

Ben Pritchett · Jan 4, 2019 · Gunnison

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Weather

Clear, light west winds, and warm.

Snowpack

Found no Persistent Slab structure on a south aspect at 11,900'; ECTN under the weak and faceting Santa slab. Hard ECTP results on an adjacent southeast-facing slope under a 20cm thick pencil-hard Santa slab with a bit of recent snow on top. Test propagated on a facet layer down about 40cm, consistent with results from ~12,000' near Independence Pass two days prior. This slab/facet layer combo has become stubborn to unreactive (with explosives) in CBMR's un-opened terrain lately.

Avalanche

A few dribblers out of steep cliffy areas on south to west aspects.