Sawatch

Avalanche

Rich Rogers ยท Nov 24, 2020

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Weather

@10,750ft- snow falling almost straight down collecting on all surfaces. Even the anemometer at the SNOTEL site had collected some snow. Snowfall rates varied but no more than a cm/hr.

Snowpack

Shallow, mostly new snow on S-SW-W. NW-N-E held more in the 20-50cm range. Storm snow feels right-side up. Lighter snow on top of heavier. Still sitting on old weak snow near ground. Some intermittent radial cracking off of skis.

Avalanche

None observed.