Sawatch

Snowpack

Becs Hodgetts · Mar 24, 2017 · Sawatch

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Weather

Very light snow and mild conditions. Calm. Could see blue sky down valley while the Monarch Cloud lightly snowed.

Snowpack

Average HS 190cms. HN24:2" New snow bonding well to old snow surface. No wind transport of new snow observed. Some tiny drifts from early morning winds evident. Quarry View and Big slide have lost significant snow coverage over the last week, with rocks and bare ground exposed in near highway tracks. Crest Bowl still snow-covered with average HS 190cms. Syncline hill shows dirt and rocks from top to bottom.