Gunnison
SnowpackEvan Ross · Feb 9, 2015 · Gunnison
Weather
Mostly cloudy in the morning before becoming clear by 10am. Light wind with moderate gusts at ridgeline.
Snowpack
Wet snow surface to varying depths below 10,500ft, in relatively thick trees and on all aspects observed. Snow surfaces just above treeline where heavy wind effected and generally hard wind pressed slabs. Along the way I found buried SH 30-50cm deep every time I dug into the snow. Obviously these were targeted and ended up being a , below treeline slope on a west aspect and at near treeline elevations on north and northwest aspects. At 11,600ft with a heavily wind affected snow surface on a north aspect ,the SH was 35cm deep sandwiched between 1f slabs. Test results on this interface where CTM SC and ECTP19 SC. Even with these results we didn't observe any collapse while traveling through the terrain. We either didn't find the right spot on the slope, I need to eat more cinnamon rolls and pack on some pounds, or we need a big snow storm to make this interface more active in the area we traveled.