Field Report

Gunnison - CO

2025/04/01
Lat: 38.833, Lon: -107.099
Backcountry Area: Gunnison
Author: Miles Morris

Report Information

Observation Summary

Cold dry snow.

CAIC Notes

Original CBAC ob: https://cbavalanchecenter.org/view-observations/#/view/observations/8793c630-3f20-4660-89b3-7b7b301cc693

Area Description

AMR

Route Description

Skinned up AMR, skied rock, tree, big chute and secret stash back to sled.

Avalanches

Triggered avalanche

1 natural and 2 ski cuts.

i Date # Elev Asp Type Trig SizeR SizeD Problem Type Location
04/01/2025
1 <TL NE AS/c R1 D1
Date and Time 04/01/2025 - 8:20am (known) Location 38.833 -107.099
Start Zone Elevation 10,800 ft
Sliding Surface I
Avg Depth 20 cm
Avg Width 40 ft
Avg Vertical Run 40 ft
Terminus TP
Avalanche Comments

L-AS/c-R1-D1
Put a ski cut in the steepest part of Rock Chute and it slid on the crust but just fizzled out.
04/01/2025
1 <TL E SS N R1 D1 Wind Slab
Date and Time 04/01/2025 - 6:00am (estimated) Location 38.833 -107.099
Start Zone Elevation 10,800 ft
Sliding Surface I
Avg Depth 20 cm
Avg Width 300 ft
Avg Vertical Run 100 ft
Terminus MP
Avalanche Comments

L-N-R1-D1 picture taken at 1630 once back at sled, but likely ran during intensity of storm.

CBAC Notes: Changed Dry Loose to Soft Slab due to slab propagation shown in photo.
04/01/2025
1 <TL NE SS AS/c R1 D1 Storm Slab
Date and Time 04/01/2025 - 10:20am (known) Location 38.833 -107.099
Start Zone Elevation 10,800 ft
Sliding Surface I
Avg Depth 20 cm
Avg Width 100 ft
Avg Vertical Run 40 ft
Terminus TP
Avalanche Comments

L-AS/c-R1-D1
Dry loose sliding on old snow interface on a ski cut. 20cm deep not propagating more than the ski cut.

CBAC Notes: Changed Dry Loose to Soft Slab due to slab propagation shown in photo.

  • Multiple Avalanches

Avalanche Coding Information

Snowpack

Cracking: None
Collapsing: Minor

New snow was cohesionless, but with warming could from a slab in the next few days.

Some collapsing was observed while touring up.

Weather

Snowy and windy then it cleared but did not warm snow surfaces on the north half of the compass. Slightly warmed the south half of compass. cloud cover: overcast; wind loading: moderate; recent snowfall (cm): 20; snow avail for transport: moderate amounts

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