Aspen
SnowpackPolly Layton · Jan 12, 2021 · Gunnison
Weather
Sunny in the morning changing to high overcast throughout the day. Temperatures stayed below freezing all day.
Snowpack
HS 90 on a southeast aspect. Up to 150cm HS on protected east and northeast aspects. No snow on many due south aspects below 9200ft. A thin crust is on the surface of steep southerly aspects up to 12,000ft. A snow profile on a southeast aspect revealed 65cm of sits 25cm of facets. Almost 50cm of the upper snowpack in the observation is 1F snow. Test results were ECTPV(SC) on the top of the facet layer near the ground. Lower BTL is starting to facet out and sluff more easily in places, but many spots still have supportive slab.