Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 16, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

WEATHER: Clear and warm with light winds

Snowpack

SNOWPACK: Strong crust in the morning on south aspects. Light winds helped keep the surface cool, although direct sun hastened the melting process. By 11:30 there was 4cm of corn snow above a supportive crust on S-SE aspects. No signs of rollerballs, pinwheels, or wet loose slides prior to 1230.