Gunnison

Snowpack

Zach Guy · Mar 7, 2012 · Gunnison

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Weather

Clear skies this morning gave way to broken skies this afternoon, with trace snowfall accumulating. Temps rose from the mid to low teens this morning to near 30F at 10,000 ft and near 20F at 12,000 ft. Winds were light changing from the south to west this afternoon and gusting up to 30mph.

Snowpack

No signs of instability today in our tenure. Observed one soft slab up to 18" deep triggered by a snowmobiler on a very steep E aspect near treeline which was ~150 ft wide and ran ~300 ft. (SS-AM-R2-D1.5-I)