Sawatch
AvalancheJon Christensen · Apr 11, 2021
Weather
High wind blowing north east into the couloir we skid.
Snowpack
Just above tree line on the west slopes, we came across very evident wind slab on facets and thin snowpack overall. Broke through easily with every step. Didn’t feel comfortable skiing as our original objective. Ended up skiing north east couloir off la plata ridge at 13k at noon. Still really firm snow and great conditions to be skiing steep lines. No roller balls seen.
Avalanche
No signs of recent wet slides. Across valley to the west it looked as if a cornice had broken days prior and trigger small slide at 12-13k.