Valanga

Kebler Pass

Evan RossGunnison
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Quick report

Natural avalanche activity looked isolated in distribution for this area. There were still many areas that looked like a hot, wet mess of a snowpack. Northerly-facing slopes on Axtell and AMR look hard, wind-hammered, and often have the exposed ice lens from the February rain event. 

Weather

Cloud Cover
scattered
Wind Loading
none
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
none

Clear sky, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Winds increased in the afternoon.

Snowpack

The ice lens is extensive across much of Mt Axtell and AMR on northerly facing slopes. The February crusts seem to be really limiting wet avalanche activity where they exist. Mid- to low-elevation easterly and southeasterly-facing slopes looked like a hot, wet mess. I suspect westerly aspects were similar. 

Avalanche

Size
D1
Type
WL
Count
2
Aspect
E
Trigger
N
Elevation
11000 ft

Natural avalanches in the area were isolated in distribution. The avalanche activity I observed was wet loose avalanches, and some gougled through the snowpack, entraining more snow as they ran.