Gunnison

Snowpack

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Mar 15, 2014 · Gunnison

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Weather

WEATHER: Short periods of heavy snowfall interspersed with periods of bluebird with strong sun, temps in high 20’s. Moderate to strong winds blowing down valley transporting snow.

Snowpack

SNOWPACK/AVALANCHE OBS : Any slopes with a touch of SE have a strong sun crust, even in the trees. Snow surface in open terrain below treeline has began to develop a shallow windslab. Areas sheltered from the sun and wind had soft snow surface and had not formed a temperature crust about 9,800’.