Sawatch

Avalanche

Anonymous · Mar 5, 2023 · Sawatch

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Weather

ATL, Sunny, winds 30-40, gusts 60+ mph, east aspect, 12000'

Snowpack

Thin >4' in this drainage, even near the alpine. Variable with areas of hard windcrust, soft wind-loaded slabs on lee aspects, and isolated spots of weak facets to the ground

Avalanche

We observed 1 natural avalanche that slid on 3/5 on a wind-loaded slope below a large cornice. Slope was near 35 degrees