Sawatch

Avalanche

Andrew Maddox · Jan 25, 2018 · Sawatch

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Weather

Partly Cloudy and light winds out of the west

Snowpack

Approximately 10 inches of snow from the previous storm on depth hoar.

Avalanche

While snowmobiling and cutting a side hill on a safe test slope I observed settling and shooting cracks. This was on an east facing slope at 10,700 feet. The slope was a small hill near the bottom of a creek with a slope angle of 26 degrees.