Gunnison
AvalancheEvan Ross · Nov 28, 2014 · Gunnison
Weather
Mostly clear sky, calm winds with a few gusts at ridgeline and air temperature near or above 40 degrees.
Snowpack
Many slopes from south east to south to west had a moist snow surface at all elevations traveled.. The snow surface has seen lots of settlement over the last few days and become much more dense. Even on a north facing slope at 10,500ft with dense trees where ski penetration was around 10-20cm. No instabilities were observed on a 36 degree south slope while traveling and skiing around 11,000ft. See attached snowpit profile below.
Avalanche
Observed 2 natural persistent slabs that failed on the 11/22 interface, around noon on south eastern slopes with crown elevations at 11,800ft. SS-N-R2-D2-O. Crown width about 300ft wide averaging 12 inches deep. See attached profile and pictures below. SS-N-R1-D2-O. Crown width about 80ft wide averaging 12 inches deep.