Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 15, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

WX: warm and still morning turning to cold/Mod winds from WNW by 11am, enough to keep/refresh a crust on S slopes above 11,700ft.

Snowpack

SPX: Strong solar took care of the MFC by 10am on the ski track/glades side, but the increasing cold wind kept some mush at bay up high. Bowl at 12:15 was soft with ski pen around 20cms. A few rollerballs towards the top, but skied well with previous tracks through the small trees at the bottom lending a bit of structure to an otherwise soft, punchy snowpack.