Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 10, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Mostly cloudy with occasional light snow. Visibility limited at times. Light winds with occasional light gusting.

Snowpack

Snowpack: New snow had yet to settle much with little to no slab formation in top 30cm. Ski pen around 25cm. Terrain in area toured showed persistent slab structure. Total depth was between 130cm – 200cm. Beneath new snow was a very supportive slab that was generally 1f density ranging in thickness from 80cm – 150cm. This strong slab was bridging well developed facets at ground. Structure was a bit concerning. Skied terrain up to ~38* without incident.

Avalanche

Avalanches: Saw a small SS -AS -r1d1 on SE aspect on cascade. occurred on steep rolls ~40*.