Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Feb 23, 2019 · Gunnison

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Weather

Clearing skies, strong north winds above treeline, single-digit temperatures.

Avalanche

Fresh natural avalanches within last 24hrs on W-NW-N-NE facing terrain near and above treeline from southerly winds over the last 24-36hrs. Large D2-2.5 persistent slabs were triggered by windloading, and small windslabs stepping down to deeper layers. Wolverine- N-NE facing, ATL. D2.5 Failing from small windslab, then stepping down and propagating much wider. W-NW facing Gothic, ATL, D2.5. Failing similarly, propagating widely, failing on variety of weak layers from varied bed surface. Weather: