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Avalanche

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 30, 2020 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Did I mention wind? Sustained with pulses bordering on ground blizzard approaching the ridge.

Snowpack

Snowpack: Anything facing east had a pretty good sun crust with new snow and windload on top of that. Massive snow transport up high, obviously. Everything else varied from wind scour, to wind ribs, to wind whales to sweet boot top goodness. While approaching the ridgeline, got a good crack that shot out about 30 feet into a slightly steeper slope but did not release. If you look closely at the photo, you will see... nothing.

Avalanche

Avalanches: None seen but hard to see with bad light and snow whipping me in the face