Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 15, 2015 · Gunnison

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clear and calm

Snowpack

Well developed surface hoar observed at all elevations. Surface snow is already beginning to facet, and is losing cohesiveness. Ski penetration in this zone seems to be increasing with surface faceting cycle happening. Observed 2 fairly major collapses and some cracking when making hard ski turns on slopes around 35*, but nothing moved (see pic below). Slabs losing cohesiveness in this zone ??