Sawatch

Quick report

Jason Konigsberg · Feb 21, 2026 · Sawatch

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Weather

Cool and calm to start the day. Northwest winds picked up in the afternoon, lightly drifting leeward slopes.

Avalanche

Several avalanches viewed from the road near Homestake Peak in the Sawatch Range. It's was hard to tell from far away but most looked in the D1.5 range. It didn't look like a widespread large cycle. Around Fremont Pass, size looked similar, with several D1.5 avalanches on east and northeast