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Avalanche

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 13, 2020 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: So hot in the sun. So cold in the shade. Barely a breath of wind. I thought I saw a cloud but it was just my judgment. I did see some flagging off of Beckwith in the late afternoon which I found a little surprising given the lack of wind where I was.

Snowpack

Snowpack: Thin! Solar slope BTL had little old snow except where shaded by trees. I found a little bit of moist snow and a little bit of a new crust forming, but only in 30+* slopes. In a few lower angle slopes there was old snow which was a confused mess of large faceted grains and up to 2 older crusts. Recent snowfall amounted to about 6-8” depending on elevation. I wouldn’t be surprised if some S-SW slopes got a new surface crust today.

Avalanche

Saw a couple mid storm crowns on Axtell and I’m RLB. None looked bigger than D1.5 though they were quite filled in. These were on NE,E and SE facing slopes Above TL.