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Snowpack

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 23, 2018 · Gunnison

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Weather

Skies varied between broken and overcast, intermittent snowfall with rates up to S5 and 2-3 inches accumulation throughout the day. Winds averaged in the mid-twenties, gusts in the 30s out of the NW->N and strong snow transport. Cold.

Snowpack

Last nights accumulation 4 inches with 2-3 more throughout the day. Wind was transporting snow into thin, stiff windslabs in some areas we traveled. Soft, small storm slabs (D.5) were reactive in isolated, rolling terrain steeper than 35 degrees.