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Avalanche

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 13, 2021 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: sunny, warm up high, calm

Snowpack

Snowpack: I don’t speak freaky deaky snow science but I do know this. The snowpack heading up to the ridge on a NE aspect was encouraging where it was deeper (120 cm) with a pretty stout “midpack.” Less encouraging when it got shallower and not so encouraging “midpack” (more like “midpunch”) due north 11,50-10,500 in areas that had not seen the sun. Like pole punchy with a smidge of resistance about 10 inches down and then no resistance to the ground. By the final pitch it was a facetfest. Swiss cheese? Spatial variability?

Avalanche

Avalanches: None