Gunnison

Snowpack

Ian Havlick · Feb 22, 2014 · Gunnison

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Weather

WEATHER: Sunny in the morning, overcast skies starting around 10, light snow beginning around noon. Moderate winds gusting strong down valley, and on ridge tops. Temps in 20's

Snowpack

SNOWPACK OBS: Wind affect above and near treeline on all aspects traveled. BTL and in sheltered areas, surface snow was soft and supportive. On steeper terrain Wednesdays snow was sloughing although no wide propagation. Crust seems to be localized to slopes greater than 20° on SW-SE.