Gunnison

A few old avalanches from earlier in the month.

Mild temperatures with light winds in this area. cloud cover: clear; wind loading: previous; recent snowfall (cm): 0; snow avail for transport: small smounts

We traveled on northerly-facing terrain up to 11,600 feet and didn't encounter any issues with the snowpack until a drifted feature near treeline.  Below treeline, the slab above the Christmas Crust is about a foot thick and faceting away during the current dry period.  ECT's produced N or X results.  As we neared treeline, stiffer snow was found from previous wind.  One test site on a northeast slope produced an ECTP 12 on a thin layer of facets in between storm snow from early January.  This result has not been found in other places around the range.   . No cracking or collapsing on this tour.