Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Jan 27, 2013 · Gunnison

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Weather

Mostly cloudy with short periods of sunshine. Some snowfall but mostly dry during the day.

Snowpack

Pits on an NE aspect near the bottom of our assent route had an HS of 128cm in a wind loaded feature. We observed about 30cm HST in these pits and throughout this area. CT tests were moderate with sudden planner fractures on the Jan 11th interface. We did 1 ECT that broke on this interface but didn't propagate. Shovel tilt tests were easy and planner on the Jan 25th interface below the HST.