Field Report
Gunnison - CO
Report Information
Original CBAC ob: https://cbavalanchecenter.org/view-observations/#/view/observations/42afb188-1886-40b4-a0fc-f8d0ca02d00f
Mt Axtell
Avalanches
Small wet loose avalanches were plentiful. Typicaly releasing from rock out crops on steep southerly facing slopes.
Triggered a large avalanche on a ENE facing slope of Mt Axtel. This was an interesting avalanche as it released on multiple different interfaces. It even stepped down to the January drought layer and gouged to the ground in some places. The 3/13 interface was the same story, with 1mm to 1.5mm facets on a crust on ENE or the same facets without the crust on more NE-facing sections of the crown. The January drought layer was larger 2 to 3mm facets. Crown heights were all over the place, from 20cm to over 2m.
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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03/23/2025
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1 | >TL | NE | SS | N | D2 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
03/23/2025 -
6:00am
(estimated)
Location
38.835
-107.037
Start Zone Elevation
11,900 ft
Sliding Surface
O
Avalanche Comments
Crown and debris look fresh. |
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03/23/2025
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1 | >TL | NE | HS | AM/c | D2 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
03/23/2025 -
6:00am
(known)
Location
38.835
-107.037
Start Zone Elevation
11,900 ft
Sliding Surface
O
Avalanche Comments
Triggered a large avalanche on a ENE facing slope of Mt Axtel. This was an interesting avalanche as it released on multiple different weak layers. It even stepped down to the January drought layer and gouged to the ground in some places. The 3/13 interface was the same story, with 1mm to 1.5mm facets on a crust on ENE or the same facets without the crust on more NE-facing sections of the crown. The January drought layer was larger 2 to 3mm facets. Crown heights were all over the place, from 20cm to over 2m. |
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Multiple Avalanches
Snowpack
Weather
Few clouds throughout the day, light winds, warming temps. cloud cover: few; wind loading: previous