Gunnison

Avalanche

Crested Butte Avalanche Center · Dec 5, 2016 · Gunnison

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Snowpack

Snowpack: Toured north side of Snodgrass on Fri (12/2) and Sat (12/3) to check out snowpack prior to this weeks’ pending storm. HS varied from ~25cm up to ~65cm in protected areas on N / NE facing slopes. Dug test pit at top of 1st Bowl on a protected 30* slope at 11K’ on 12/2. Structure was as follows: HS: 65cm: 4cm of new snow; over ~41cm of 4F- .5mm rounded grains from late Nov storms; over 20 cm of F 1 – 1.5mm facets. ECTN 14, Q3 @ 20 cm facet layer. Poor structure is there and found the facet layer down to ~10k’ on N facing slopes, but slab from late Nov storm showed limited consolidation / propagating potential except in the most wind-effected areas.

Avalanche

No signs of instability observed.