Gunnison
SnowpackBilly Rankin · Jan 20, 2011 · Gunnison
Weather
clear, cool , high in the 20's, winds picked up in the pm moderate out of the west transporting snow. Snowpack - 14" storm total with .7" of water, settled a little bit
Snowpack
ski pen 10-14", minor cracking today, without many signs of instability.
A few small pockets on ski cuts on East, 11,800', 40 degrees, 8-12" deep, 30 ' wide, ran 50' down. Explosives triggered slide West, 11,500', 38 degrees: Party Hats SS-AE-R2-D2-O. Repeat offender slid on old facets from october. This path has slid a few times this season. A reminder that December paths are filling in and getting deeper and could slide again
A few small pockets on ski cuts on East, 11,800', 40 degrees, 8-12" deep, 30 ' wide, ran 50' down. Explosives triggered slide West, 11,500', 38 degrees: Party Hats SS-AE-R2-D2-O. Repeat offender slid on old facets from october. This path has slid a few times this season. A reminder that December paths are filling in and getting deeper and could slide again