Gunnison
SnowpackCrested Butte Avalanche Center · Feb 1, 2016 · Gunnison
Weather
warm dumptown cooling in afternoon. Little to no wind.
Snowpack
HS on Snodgrass 155cm at 10k ENE. 35-45cm new right side up but the grauple it rests upon reacts easily (CTE). Snodgrass team observed 2 SH layers 45 and 51cms from the surface but they did not propagate on ECT testing. Generally F-4F-F structure on Snodgrass. At 10,100 ENE we did observe spidering cracks on a 41degree convex slope triggered from a recent skin track propagating 150 feet. It did not run but was a solid teachable moment for the youths. Smith Hill reported widespread and repeated collapses throughout the entire tour, particularly when multiple people were stacked closely.