Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 5, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

Broken to scattered clouds. 3cm new snow. Moderate and sustained winds from West and North (down valley funnel) most of day.

Snowpack

Same as previous post from yesterday in same zone. Got a few collapses and shooting cracks on 25 degree slopes on an East aspect. Ski pen at times was full depth. Downvalley N winds were transporting new low density snow and re-filling the skin track between laps.