Sawatch

Snowpack

Ian Hoyer · Mar 18, 2015 · Sawatch

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Weather

Started groupeling at Denny Creek parking lot around 2 pm. Snowing S1 for about an hour. Very warm temps, just barely cold enough to snow. Rain-snow line was right at Leadville at 6pm.

Snowpack

Snowpack wet all the way to the ground BTL and NTL. Didn't travel ATL. Faceted snow near the ground was sopping wet, easy to make a snowball, foot pen to the ground. Not much snow on many slopes ATL, only deep snow on E aspects, all others scoured/melted off. Many bare slopes on S aspects at all elevations.