Sawatch

Avalanche

John Mackinnon · Dec 18, 2019 · Sawatch

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Weather

Sunny skies, mild temperatures and light westerly winds.

Snowpack

Observed lots of cracking and collapsing on east aspects near and below TL. Cracks propagated 10+ meters and collapses were rumbling. They did knock some snow off of the trees. Surface hoar event occurred over night with small SH persisting on shady slopes below TL.

Avalanche

Observed 3 slab avalanches in the Cottonwood Pass area. See avalanche observations below.