Sawatch
Avalancherohrig kreston ยท Jan 16, 2014
Weather
Clear skies, light winds, temps in the low 20's S facing, TL
Snowpack
Both paths are south facing ridge lines, heavily wind loaded from the past few days snow/wind. S, TL
Avalanche
North Cornice: S, TL, HS, N, R1 D1 Hour Glass: S, TL, HS, AS/r, R1 D1 I was guiding yesterday and didn't have a chance to look at theses slides firsthand, but looks like new wind slabs failing on old snow surface, possibly buried near surface facets.