Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 9, 2014 · Gunnison

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Snowpack

Solar aspects warm with some water but minimum ski penetration. No recent natural slab avalanches. Lots of WL-N-D1-R1 slides on steep solar aspects but not stepping down past the last storm layer. Cold morning temps becoming very warm by the end of the day. Very little wind. Start with your day with glop stopper. Dug a test pit at approx. 11,700 ENE. CT 23 Q2 45cm down on buried surface hoar. SS Easy Q1 80cm down on facets ECT no failure