Sawatch

Avalanche

Max Forgensi · Mar 24, 2019 · Sawatch

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Weather

Warm, snow showers. Mostly cloudy

Snowpack

East Face @ 11,675 at treeline. PST 40/120 end (135 down) on depth hoar. There is evidence that a wintertime snow structure still exists. The probability of triggering a large slide in locations that did not slide during the early March event is low however the consequences of such an event could be high.

Avalanche

Only past avalanches...nothing current. At Buckeye Lake, we were literally surrounded by past avalanches on all aspects and elevation bands.