Aspen
SnowpackBen Pritchett · Nov 13, 2023 · Gunnison
Weather
Warm with a gentle breeze.
Snowpack
Northerly-facing slopes near treeline, or wind-sheltered spots above treeline will not hold much of a slab if snowfall ramps up next weekend. Southeast and west-facing slopes held wet snow, that will freeze into an icy mass. Snow-covered slopes on these aspects might work as a future bed surface, but they lack prominent weak layers up to around 12,000' (no hands-on observations from higher elevations) or maybe higher. South and southwest slopes are mostly melted out and post little concern in the next week to ten days.