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Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 14, 2013 · Gunnison

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Snowpack

On a E/SE aspect (105) we had HS 50cm, Stronger midpack resting on weak faceted snow with a soft surface crust and near surface faceting, Varied test results mostly CTN and ECTX, On an E/NE aspect (76) we had HS 87cm, Many varied layers throughout-all resting on a weak faceted base with a stronger mid-pack, CT results produced a sudden collapse within the mid-pack(Dec. 3 int) which stepped down to basal layers with one additional loading step. Also ECT results varied with 1 ECT-P