Sawatch

Avalanche

Bruce Saxman · Dec 15, 2019 · Sawatch

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Weather

cold, cloudy, -10 c, light wind from west, light snow most of the day

Snowpack

Snowstake Bowl, 11,500 & 11,600 E & NE aspects. HS 135, 55 cm new snow (HST), Snowpack is mostly right side up until the bottom facet layer. Surface hoar layers and near surface facet interfaces exist at 70 cm from the bottom of the snowpack. Test got results on these layers as follows: E aspect 11,600 ECTN12, CTE, 11,500 NE Aspect ECTP18, CTM19.

Avalanche

none observed.