Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 13, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

Cold and consistent light Down Valley Breeze at low elevations and Lt West wind at ridge top.

Snowpack

Sunny slopes quite warm. Solar effect took melted the top 5-15 cm MFC by 1030 and affected the top 20-25 cms of the snowpack by the early afternoon on Eastern slopes. Our run could produce a few snowballs, but no pinwheels at 2 pm for our angles (25-30 degrees) and was stayed colder than anticipated.