Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 21, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

Overcast Throughout day with some breaks. When the slide happened it was moderately snowing (S2).

Avalanche

Remotely triggered slide R1D2 in 2nd bowl of Coney's near the tree island. We were skiing in 1st bowl. On our 3rd lap we saw 10+ foot shooting cracks in the start zones of the bowl. After the 1st skier, skied down the slope part way and stopped by a tree. The slide initiated in 2nd bowl in the steeper part of the slope. It ran till the small trees on the slope (300+ feet).