BC Zone Observation Report
Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 12:00 AM
Gunnison
Details
Date:
2022/02/06
Observer:
Zach Guy
Organization:
CBAC
Location
BC Zone:
Gunnison
Area Description:
CLIMAX CHUTES
Route Description:
Traveled on E and NE aspects to 11,300 ft.
Weather
Weather Description:
Mostly clear this afternoon. Calm winds where we traveled.
Snowpack
Snowpack Description:
The January snowfall is easily to sluff, roughly 6? of fist hard facets. The December slab remains intact enough to prevent gouging, about 4F and faceting at the top of the slab.
Avalanches
Avalanche Description:
Ski cut a few long-running loose dry avalanches in Climax Chutes entraining the top 6? or so of weak facets with no gouging observed. A few of the sluffs ran past the chokes to the top of the aprons, up to 2000 vertical feet, D1 to D1.5 in size. Another group behind us had similar results in the same chute.
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2022/02/06
†
1
TL
NE
L
AS
R1
D1
Date:
2022/02/06 (Estimated)
Observer:
Zach Guy
Organization:
CBAC
Area Description:
Mount Emmons
2022/02/06
†
1
TL
E
L
AS
R2
D1
Date:
2022/02/06 (Estimated)
Observer:
Zach Guy
Organization:
CBAC
Area Description:
Mount Emmons
2022/02/06
†
1
TL
NE
L
AS
R2
D1.5
Date:
2022/02/06 (Estimated)
Observer:
Zach Guy
Organization:
CBAC
Area Description:
Mount Emmons
Media
Video
Sluffing in steep terrain
Images
