Sawatch

Avalanche

Arden Feldman · Apr 14, 2018 · Sawatch

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Weather

Few clouds, cold ATL, warm BTL, moderate winds out of the north.

Snowpack

Little evidence of new snow. Supportable freeze at all elevations. NTL stayed mostly frozen through the day, BTL melted some. ATL was a mess of various hard, heavily wind affected surfaces.

Avalanche

Observed several previously unreported persistent slab avalanches from the 4/8/18 cycle. Generally R2-D2-2.5 on E and NE aspects ATL. Also received a report of a large avalanche on a S facing ATL slope of East Ball Mountain near Leadville. Details unknown.