Gunnison

Snowpack

Zach Guy · Jan 23, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Clear skies developing to broken high clouds. Light increasing to moderate winds from the W to NW. No snow transport or precip. Warm temps.

Snowpack

Snowpack: Near and above treeline on W aspects holding variable snowpack. Large slopes are mostly faceted, with very small facet sluffs. Confined, crossloaded, or gladed terrain holding hard, shallow windslabs/crusts with varying midpack strength. Low elevation shaded slopes faceting out with bottomless skiing. MF crusts on S, SW at all elevations, on W below treeline on open slopes.