Sawatch

Avalanche

John Mackinnon · Feb 21, 2020 · Sawatch

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Weather

Few clouds, mild temperatures and light westerly winds.

Snowpack

HS averaged 120 cm in north facing glade where we dug profiles. Bottom 60 cm of the snowpack consists of weak faceted grains and depth hoar. Upper 45 cm consists of Feb. storm snow. We got repeatable Sudden results with Compression Tests on facets below the Feb. storm snow about 60 cm down from the snow surface. An ECT did produce any results.

Avalanche

We did not observe any avalanches today.