Sawatch

Avalanche

Gareth Doskey · Feb 27, 2017 · Sawatch

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Weather

-5F to 0F Sunnd, Windy, E to NE, 11.5k ft

Snowpack

6in to 1ft deep wind slabs.

Avalanche

observed one natural slide looker's right of the ice climbing area (right side of photo). While in the Scottish Gully ice climbing Sunday morning triggered a crack running horizontally 15 ft and experienced whumphing sounds. The second climber alerted others below and was able to get several smaller sections to release and slide.