Sawatch

Avalanche

blase reardon ยท May 24, 2015

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Weather

HN24 T-2 cm below/ near treeline. Hard to tell higher because of wind. Some S-1 snow and graupel showers through early afternoon. Wide gamut of cloud/ sky conditions - overcast, broken, scattered, obscured. Fewest clouds late morning to early afternoon. Winds L and westerly until mid morning; then picked up to M. Temps mild.

Snowpack

Not a late spring snowpack. Snow coverage also atypical. Some wind-glazed surfaces in exposed terrain near ridgelines.

Avalanche

Steep (35-40*), n-facing couioirs did not react to ski cuts.