Sawatch

Snowpack

Spencer Herford · Nov 15, 2022 · Sawatch

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Weather

Cold, periods of overcast to scattered sky cover. S1 for a brief period, mostly no precip. Light SW winds.

Snowpack

Hand pit showed fist hard newer snow sitting atop an older 4f slab, resting on fist hard facets on the ground. I was able to pull my test block out with light to moderate force, failing on the ground layer. Slab was weak and not continuous when I probed around. We skied the area twice, on the second lap I got good collapse right where the wind had deposited snow over the ridgeline a little deeper than average. My partner after me also had a whumph when they skied near my track. Slope was around 27 degrees.