Sawatch
SnowpackIan Hoyer · Apr 3, 2015 · Aspen
Weather
Blustery and cool morning. Winds seemed to be out of all directions, had NW to S and even E winds. Couldn't tell if it was just topography or actual wind shifts, from weather stations it looks to be actual shifting winds.
Snowpack
Solidly refrozen snowpack pretty much on all aspects and elevations. Found a couple willowly areas BTL&NTL that only had 15cm crusts above wet snow. N-facing slopes ATL&NTL still are dry. Some very small pockets of wind drifted snow, ~4" deep. No propagation on any layer in ECTs. ATL is still very shallow with hard slabs over facets. Started to see a little bit of melt BTL on return to the trailhead in the afternoon. Winds were mostly just swirling the dusting on new snow area, no doing much deposition.