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Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 20, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

High of 22 at 10,200, 15 at 12,200. SW winds averaged 18 mph, gusts to 51, sky was overcast all day.

Snowpack

H2D 7” @ 3.6%, HST 11, 4” settlement today Ski pen 10”, new snow sloughing on steep Westerlies near & above treeline, small soft slab pockets running within new snow. On East aspects, explosives triggered R2D2 storm slabs running on old sun/wind crusts. Storm snow started slabbing up in the afternoon.