Sawatch

Avalanche

Jason Maurer · Mar 15, 2019 · Sawatch

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Weather

Mosquito Creek drainage. 11,400ft, NE aspect. Clear skies with a blustery west wind.

Snowpack

North London Mill site, 11,600ft, NE aspect. HS 170cm. Bottom 50cm composed of 3mm sized Depth Hoar. ECTN11 down 20cm, ECTX

Avalanche

Observed many large avalanche paths that ran full extent down to the Mosquito Pass road. 2 avalanches on S/SE aspects ATL off of Loveland Mountain. One of these avalanches ran at least R4 D4 , took out powerlines and buried an excavator. Numerous avalanches observed on the E aspect of London Mountain. Some of these stepped down to the ground, and propagated to adjacent aspects on the mountain. Probably observed 5-6 separate avalanche crowns and paths on our tour today.