Sawatch

Avalanche

Spencer Herford · Nov 30, 2022 · Sawatch

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Weather

Warm, light SW wind.

Snowpack

Past two storms combined put about 10in of new snow on the ground, with the wind moving that around quite a bit. In the open areas NTL that face NW I found mostly 4F wind drifted snow, did not see any cracking, though I did get a few whumphs when checking out the east side with some obvious loading (Gracies) In the trees it was mostly F top to bottom, with new snow resting on well developed facets.

Avalanche

The steep road cut right past Monarch Ski resort slide sometime between 1400 on 11/29 and 1000 11/30. U-SS-R1-D1 E aspect