Sawatch
AvalancheEthan Kirk · Mar 13, 2024 · Sawatch
Weather
BKN skies, with S-1 on and off throughout the tour. Weather was capped with a brief spurt of 3mm PPgp. Temps were moderate.
Snowpack
Most faceted layers appear to be rounded or rounding (as well as the SH layer). All tests failed at the SH layer, couldn't get anything to go in basal facets (which makes sense given its depth). Several 1cm MF crusts exist in top few cm's of the snowpack. Experienced several significant whumpfs ATL near the ridgetop where snowpack was thin: <40cm.
Avalanche
No new avalanches were observed.