Sawatch

Avalanche

Hampton Gewin · Jan 7, 2021 · Sawatch

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Weather

Sunny, mid twenty degree temperatures

Snowpack

Moderate depth, lots of settling and spider webbing snow.

Avalanche

Medium slide. Remote trigger. North to north east facing tree line to below. I was about 60 yards away descending a slope of approximately 25 degrees. The slope where the slide propagated was 32 degrees, roughly.