Sawatch
AvalancheArden Feldman · Dec 4, 2017 · Sawatch
Weather
Cold with on and off light snow showers mixed with sun and light winds. No loading observed during the day, but above tree line westerly faces looked scoured from last night.
Snowpack
On a near tree line, NE aspect mostly unaffected by wind, there was 5 inches of new snow sitting on the old faceted slab on top of depth hoar. The new snow was not enough to reactivate the persistent slab problem in this area. An ECT did not propagate and other than some very minor cracking, no signs of instability were observed.
Avalanche
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