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Snowpack

Aspen Expeditions · Jan 8, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

Valley inversion again with warmer temps at higher altitude. Snow Surface temp -11.5C and T20 -9.0C. High thin clouds built mid morning and remained throughout the day. Little to no wind an mild temperatures.

Snowpack

Overall good stability with one one very small D1 triggered on a steep convexity below a rock outcrop (near surface instability. The recent cold nights have faceted most of the top 10-30cm of the snowpack at and below treeline with greater NSF Below TL.