Sawatch
AvalancheAndrew Maddox · Jan 25, 2018 · Sawatch
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.