Gunnison
AvalanchePublic - Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 3, 2019 · Gunnison
Weather
2-S5 all day ~4in of accumulation with Mod winds from the W, a few strong gusts Snow falling was mostly PPrm, almost grapple at points Colder today and snow until 1500 was low density, especially compared to the previous 2 days Sky – OBS TAir – 28deg
Snowpack
Pen Ski – avg 30cm Pen Boot – Crotch (didn’t stop until then, would have gone further) Snow was deep for sure, and we could feel the denser settled snow from Fri, below the fresher snow from the last 48hrs, breaking through and while stiffening, not supper supportable yet in this area. Localized collapsing Pits dug at 10300ft on a NE facing aspect in an open meadow BTL- ~150cm depth of pit on avg. 50-70cm of new snow F harness gaining strength near the bottom of the layer 80-100cm of 4F-1F slab that seems to be uniform with a small interface 50-60cm down from the new snow CT18 Q2 RP Down 55cm CTN CTM Q2 RP Down 80cm ECTN down 35cm ECTN down 55cm and 95cm ECTP16 down 80cm (new/old snow interface)
Avalanche
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