Avalanche

Ruby Storm Slabs

Ben AmmonGunnison
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Quick report

Cracking
specific

Surprisingly few signs of instability traveling around terrain other than soft fast-running dry loose in steep terrain.

Avalanche

Size
D1.5
Type
SS
Aspect
SE
Trigger
N
Elevation
11900 ft

2 storm slabs on ESE aspects of Ruby. Larger one on lookers right probably ran early morning at least before 830am. Left one ran sometime mid-morning between 9 and 11am once a bit of sun got to East aspects. Widespread Natural Dry Loose in the Ruby Range on all aspects throughout the day. Didn't note any other slabs but visibility in the alpine was fairly limited today, though I got a decent look at most of Owen mid morning.