Sawatch
AvalancheGeoff Guthrie ยท Mar 23, 2015
Weather
Sunny and tropical: temps at nearby 10,000' St. Elmo wx station at noon = 45F
Snowpack
ENE slopes BTL HS=100cm to 160cm; BTL solid freeze overnight so skinning was supported off trail too; upon 11:30am egress ski penetration = 2cm and dog paw penetration = 3-4cm
Avalanche
Two BTL wet loose slides to ground starting from ESE rock outcroppings: R3D2 blocks of debris the size of a filing cabinet; each ran about 200 vertical feet with deposition width of 300'.