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Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Feb 28, 2015 · Gunnison

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Snowpack

AVALANCHES: WEATHER: Mostly cloudy with periods of S-1 and S1. Calm SNOWPACK: Hand test: top layer had 5cm of recent snow (last 48 hours), overlying a sun crust. Below the sun crust were 5 cm of faceted grains, overlying a melt/freeze crust. Hand and pole couldn't penetrate this melt/freeze crust.