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Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 13, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Before 11AM: clear, calm, very warm. After 11 AM scattered to broken sky, Light winds, with some temperature drop

Snowpack

Snowpack: East/West facing-spring snow north facing-winter snow

Avalanche

Avalanches: 1045: rollers below our skin track on east facing slopes below Gothic Mountain. 11AM: Partner said I set off a 50-foot AS-WS-R1-D1 upon skiing the convexity on a moraine. He said it was slow moving. Occurred on same east face.