Gunnison

Snowpack

Josh Hirshberg · Feb 14, 2012 · Gunnison

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Weather

Broken skies w/ some brief periods of clearing. Minimal solar radiation effects. Mostly S-1 snowfall. Mild temps. Below treeline mostly calm, but above treeline winds were consistently moderate out of the SW-W w/ some strong gusts. Snow was rapidly loading into Red Lady Bowl and forming fresh cornices.

Snowpack

HST since Sunday averaged 50cm. Average HS of 120cm. Skiing was more supportive than yesterday. One minor collapse was observed and some minimal sluffing occurred on a slopes over 30°. Mostly skied slopes that have seen heavy traffic this year.