Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 4, 2015 · Gunnison

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Weather

WEATHER: SCT to BKN, winds moderate gusting to strong BTL & NTL fom NW Strong winds kicked up ~1:30 & blew in AM skin track in the open fields. little drifting in forest.

Snowpack

2 collapses in open meadow (S slope @ 27* & 9,500ft) where the melt freeze crust from mid storm warm up ~20cm down is 1F (4cm thick) over Fist layer. HS 45cm 1 collapse SW slope @15* & 10,600ft) Similar structure but crust is thinner ) & only 4F. HS 70cm Tests @ 10,400 SW 10* slope angle 30* HS 55cm Structure: 50cm storm snow sitting on 5cm mfrc (moist poly crystals) CTM (11) SC 25cm down on 4F mfcr ECTN (11) ” “ ECTN (11) ” “ Ski pen 15-25cm

Avalanche

AVALANCHE / SNOWPACK OBS: Good views of in-numerable slides on E -NE, around long lake, climax chutes, etc