Gunnison
AvalancheIrwin Guides · Jan 13, 2024 · Gunnison
Snowpack
West is wind-scoured. East terrain is wind-loaded and sensitive, with lots of cracking and collapsing, remote triggers.
Avalanche
Big action on east today, highlight include: SS-ASr-D2-o Sonic thru NC Shooter 20-40" deep - triggered multiple pockets on apron below, NC Shooter SS-ASy-D2 150' wide by 30-90cm deep SS-AE-D2-o Swill - connected thru bender, broke trees in apron 200'x75cm SS-AB-D1.5 Candys apron 100' wide x 40-80cm deep SS-AB-D2.5 NC Shooter Apron, GPS measured at 651'wide 25-90cm deep, average depth around 50cm, debris probed at 8-10' deep across the toe. Multiple pockets stepped down an addtional 2-3 feet. Crown connected through multiple rock and tree islands and wrapped from NC to Land of the lost. Swill HS-AE-R2-D2-O (cm x m x m) Bender HS-AE-R2-D1-O (cm x m x m) Candy's Coulior HS-AE-R1-D1-O (cm x m x m) Mean HS-AEr-R1-D1-I U (35cm x 15m x 20m)