Sawatch

Snowpack

Brad Sawtell ยท Mar 23, 2011

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Weather

Light W winds. Warm temperatures and clear sunny sky. Temp at 12,000' was -1C. Temp at 10,150' was +2C.

Snowpack

Snow pack depth ranged from 130 to 170 cm's. Very supportable near and above tree line. Evidence of last weeks warming trend found just below new snow with a variety of crust. Very stiff mid pack. New snow quickly settled and is bonding quite well to existing crust.