Aspen
SnowpackPolly Layton · Feb 9, 2021 · Gunnison
Weather
Temperature at the trailhead was 38 degrees. Started snowing around 9:30 and increased throughout the morning. Moderate to strong blustery, south winds picked up around 1pm.
Snowpack
~80cm of 1 finger snow sits over January 19 facets below treeline on north aspects. No results on ski cuts on steep test slopes. On a south aspect there is a thin, unsupportable crust just below today's snow and the persistent weak layers were easily identified in the pit wall with ~2cm crust at each interface. ECTN(17)BK on a graupel layer 3cm above February 3 crust.