Sawatch

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 18, 2016 · Sawatch

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Weather

Snow, strong wind from the west, around 0 degrees F, ~11,000 feet

Snowpack

soft wind slab ~8"-14"on top of hard wind slab ~25-30" on ~8" depth hoar

Avalanche

1 remotely triggered from above in the middle of the upper bowl ~18" crown 100-150' across, Storm slab ran on hard wind slab may have stepped to ground at the break over, ran full path to trees at the bottom 2nd in the lower bowl towards Pecks, Storm slab sloughed off the top ~30 feet or so Both in mostly east facing aspect near treeline.