Sawatch
Avalanchedaniel kreykes · Mar 19, 2022 · Sawatch
Weather
Inverted negative temps in the morning. 20 mph winds with 30mph gusts in the alpine. T-shirt weather BTL
Avalanche
Observed a recent D2 avalanche on a NE aspect. The crown was near ridgeline at 12,500' and a couple hundred feet across. Looks to have been sled triggered from lower angle terrain below on 3/18. This slide ran almost to ground, while a sympathetic release several hundred feet down ridge and on a more E aspect only ran in the top snow layer. Another slide further down valley on a similar E aspect also ran in the top snow layer. Both E facing avalanches had half the crown size of the larger NE slide though were still in the D2 range themselves.