Sawatch

Avalanche

Becs Hodgetts · Dec 22, 2017 · Sawatch

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Weather

13F and breezy with whole trees swaying and blowing snow.

Snowpack

HN 2" at Denny Creek (HS 2-6"). Very little snowcover at trailhead. Improved somewhat as you travel towards pass. Up to HN 6" near Ptarmigan Lake with winds (appeared northwest) pluming snow form ridges. Stuck to road, but HS on banks 10- 60cm where wind had drifted snow near and above treeline. Start zones scoured. Spoke to snowmobilers that had been up on the pass and they estimated HN 10-12" describing winds stripping ridgelines.

Avalanche

Nil noted