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Snowpack

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 31, 2018 · Gunnison

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Weather

Intermittent snow. BKN sky. S-1 - S-2 throughout day. Calm winds with high gusts.

Snowpack

2-3 inches of new snow observed from Kebler pass TH increasing upon ascent. Once above Red Coon glade, observed increasing snow totals due to precip and wind. Anywhere from 20-35cms of snow drifted into isolated pockets of soft wind slab. One local shooting crack observed about 5-10m wide in wind slab characteristics. No collapsing observed today.