Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 4, 2014 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Hooray for a Colorado blizzard out the slate river in the morning. Then snowing S2 through the day with times of higher rates. Light winds BTL and not much for snow transport in the little area I could see.

Snowpack

SNOWPACK OBS: About 12" new storm snow by 2pm. New snow was light and fluffy and lacked any cohesion. Easy skier triggered sloughs in steep terrain and a few natural sloughs in some cliff areas. Small cracking and no collapses.