Gunnison

Snowpack

Ben Pritchett · Jan 30, 2019 · Gunnison

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Weather

Cool temps, strong radiation. Moderate winds drifted snow in the afternoon below ridgelines.

Snowpack

Near the East River valley floor, below the recent inversion levels, the snowpack is shallow, wind-battered and weak. Slabs below the influence of inversions were not reactive on northeast, east, south or southwest aspects. A little higher, above the East River Valley's cold sink, the snowpack changed dramatically, to a widespread slab over weak layer structure. Test results were uniformly hard, but sudden, indicating a stubborn sensitivity.