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Snowpack

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 29, 2021 · Gunnison

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Weather

Some light snow showers and Light to Moderate winds in the afternoon. Blizzard conditions kicked up by 4PM, got nasty real quick.

Snowpack

1 Rumble on 5º SE facing slope @ 9,300 Triggered by Skier 1 skinning off the margin of 2m wind slab, with 4 skiers still on the big slab. Skier 1 moved off the edge of the slab into snow 90cm deep and hit the landmine (covered bush) No other signs of instability on SW-S and traipsing through aspens, wetlands of willows.