Sawatch

Snowpack

Becs Hodgetts · Apr 15, 2018 · Sawatch

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Weather

Clear and breezy day. Weather remained steady throughout tour.

Snowpack

Last round of storm snow has settled to around 10cm of melt forms by afternoon. Crust capped with dust was supportable to skis and boots. HS on the road ranged from 100-200cm from Gulch to hairpin past Mountain Boy. Mountain boy and Beeler Cornices have decreased in size in last two weeks. Overall HS in track of Mountain Boy 80-120 cm. Numerous small WLA observed on steep sunny slopes in basin. Snowpit showed moist snowpit throughout with CT28 at ground (1F rounding depth hoar)