Gunnison

Avalanche

CBAC Staff · Feb 22, 2023 · Gunnison

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Weather

Started out with a blizzard. Then it got kind of nice for an hour. Then the blowing snow became intense and exfoliating as the sun temporarily poked through to say hi. Roller Coaster

Snowpack

New snow was in the 10 to 12? range. Shortly after the morning blizzard the top couple of inches was reactive as a storm slab and produced some very small natural avalanches BTL. By the time we got into steep terrain those storm slabs had already become less reactive. Nearing ridgeline we started managing and triggering wind slabs. The blowing snow was intense. We triggered another 12? storm slab on the descent.

Avalanche

Skier triggered a small 12? storm slab on a NE facing slope below treeline. Skier triggered a couple of small wind slabs on SE and NE near treeline.