Avalanche

Cement Creek road

Ben PritchettGunnison
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Quick report

Cracking
isolated
Collapsing
isolated

This area remains ripe for triggering a large Persistent Slab avalanche. We found a soft, but dense slab overlying a fragile crust / facet weak layer on west through north to east-facing terrain. While we didn't travel on steep slopes, a half-dozen recent avalanches ran on west to north-facing slopes along the valley walls.

Avalanche

Size
D1.5 R3
Count
3
Aspect
NW
Elevation
9800 ft

Unsure of the trigger, but the tracks below suggest a snowmobile triggered from below.