Gunnison

Snowpack

Josh Hirshberg · Apr 9, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

Obscured skies, calm with light gusts from the south. Snowfall averaging S2 (2 cm/hr) w/ periods of S3 snow between 8-10:30a.

Snowpack

30cm HST @ 10,000ft by 15:00, w/ most falling since daybreak. Dust layer in first few centimeters of storm snow. Surface stayed dry all day. Below 10,500ft storm snow fell on wet/moist grains. Poor freeze in valley bottom. Here snow was unsupportive and grains were moist to the ground. Boot pen was 70cm. Supportive, solid freeze above 10,500ft.