Sawatch

Avalanche

Anonymous · Feb 12, 2021 · Sawatch

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Weather

Precip - S2-S3 Sky - Obs Temp - -4deg C Wind - Strong SW BloSno - Yes HS - 175cm-245cm HST - 30cm

Snowpack

30cm of new snow w/ PPrm precip type 4f slab observed below new snow RG ~50cm Thick layer of Adv. FC and DH from early Jan back to Nov. Layer of FC ranged from 30-60 cm throughout the terrain from ground up.

Avalanche

E aspect, 11,400 ASu-HS-R2-D2 ~150m wide x 200m long 3 skiers carried, 1 partially buried and quickly recovered, no injuries Crown height was 2.5m at tallest, broke on Early Dec. FC, then stepped down 100ft downslope from the crown to the ground clearing out early Nov. DH