Sawatch

Avalanche

Ben Pritchett · Nov 22, 2019 · Sawatch

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Weather

Storm tapering. Still snowing lightly on the pass. Clearing either side of the pass.

Snowpack

~2' of HST on facets. Storm snow F+ hard at road level. Watched moderate drifting near ridges and open slopes from swirling northerly winds. Many banks were sculpted and drifted.

Avalanche

Racetrack Banks west of the pass were ran naturally in 3 locations. One sluff at the high end of Big Slide that grazed the white line.