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Avalanche

(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 13, 2021 · Gunnison

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Weather

Weather: Mostly clear, a few high clouds, strong solar radiation, no wind and estimated temp around 35

Snowpack

Snowpack: At the top of the skin track we found 100cm HS. 70 cm HST, 4-5 cm of sun or temp crust and 25 cm of facets. Surface hoar covered all aspects.

Avalanche

Avalanches: Several old avalanches were observed. Some ran during the storm and some ran at the end of the storm. All were old. Many cracks were observed on steeper slopes as well as low angle. We only heard one collapse during our hike.