Sawatch

Avalanche

Spencer Herford · May 19, 2021 · Sawatch

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Weather

Sunny with occasional clouds

Snowpack

4 in new snow atop solid base. Sun warmed the snow very quickly.

Avalanche

As/c R1D1 east atl loose wet Slope cut started a very slow moving loose wet slide of new snow failing on the old snow interface. Est slope angle of start zone in the high 30s. We observed 6 other loose wet slides on east aspects in a neighboring drainage, all N R1D1 atl.