Gunnison

Snowpack

Zach Guy · Mar 30, 2023 · Gunnison

Weather

Clouds increased mid-morning, as did winds. Drifting off of the high peaks.

Snowpack

No signs of instability skiing steep northerly terrain below treeline. Thin (2-3cm) breakable (1F- to 4F-) crusts span east to due northeast (45 degrees) in steep terrain. This storm interface doesn’t look as bad as the 3/20 interface, but I don’t expect new snow to bond well to these crusts. There is a thin layer of small-grained (~.5mm) near surface facets above the crust. This layer gets thicker (up to 5 mm thick) moving towards northeast, while the crust gets softer and thinner. Anything north of 45 degrees held dry, settled powder with minor surface faceting (~.3mm) and minimal sluffing.