Gunnison
SnowpackZach Guy · Dec 20, 2012 · Gunnison
Weather
Clear all day, calm to light winds from the North, temps rising significantly from well below zero, but snow surface stayed dry. Temps were inverted. No snow transport observed.
Snowpack
On southerly aspects Snow depths ranged from 1' to 2'. Structure is good, consisting of denser mixed forms or crusts from early December snow at the base, with 8-12" of low density snow at the surface. This area was dirt before December storms. Surface forms are precip particles (with early near surface faceting), shallow wind slab, or sastrugi. We skied slopes up to 45 degrees with no signs of instability.