Gunnison

Avalanche

Public - Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 5, 2020 · Gunnison

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Weather

Few clouds. Calm. Air Temperature was 22 degrees in shade around 13:30.

Snowpack

Pit depth was 105 cm. Performed a compression test and had a CT 24 Q3 on the October layer. See pictures. Slope was 39 degrees and this pocket had not been skied yet. Pit photos and profile attached.

Avalanche

Observed a slab avalanche on White Rock Mountain or adjacent peak. Looks to be a R2-D2 and may have resulted from cross loading from yesterday’s high winds reported in the forecast. This avalanche is visible from Snodgrass Parking lot but hard to see exact starting zone. Debris ran from side gully and piled up in main gully. See picture.