Gunnison

Snowpack

Zach Guy · Mar 19, 2012 · Gunnison

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Weather

Temperatures remained cold all day, rising from single digits this morning to teens this afternoon. Sky was scattered to broken, with light snowfall in the afternoon, with less than .5" of mostly graupel accumulating by the end of the day on top of the 4" of snow that fell overnight. Light westerly winds, gusting to the low 20's. Minor snow transport.

Snowpack

Widespread, stout meltfreeze crusts cover our tenure at all elevations (W to S to E) and are capped by 2" to 5" of settled new snow. No avalanche concerns or signs of instability.