Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Feb 2, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

Red Lady Glades-Weather at beginning of tour was mostly blue skies, which turned to mostly cloudy with high clouds. Calm winds down low and intermittent 15 mph winds above alpine. No transport of snow took place during tour.

Snowpack

Sun crusts have developed within tree line and wind slabs above tree line. Observed old slides from recent storm cycle in bottom of Red Lady Bowl at convexities (R1-D1-SS). Same cycle on a cross loaded slope produced a slide (E aspect) in basin between Evans and Red Lady Glades (R2-D2-SS). All slides appear to be natural.