Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 21, 2016 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Calm to light NW, Intense Solar, cold in shade

Snowpack

Snowpack: No signs of instability even with 5 people tromping along together. Skied slopes up to 35* SW, 31*, 10,240ft 2 pits 50 m apart HS 100cm ECTP15 @ 36cm in both pits. crust-facet-crust combo. Same layer & results as yesterdays pits on S aspect @ 10,200 on snodgrass. Storm snow well bonded to crust that became moist & thick NE 40* 5 people stomping through a road cut & punching through the full snowpack depth of 100cm @ 9,600 with no results. storm snow ~30cm from last couple days well bonded to facets forming the midpack. 3-4mm depth hoar at bottom.