Sawatch

Snowpack

Anonymous ยท Dec 19, 2010

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Weather

Weather: snowing all day, warm, with moderate winds from the SSW. Strong winds up high from SSW. Spx: 7am: HN24: 10 w/ 1.2" of water, 5pm: 7 inches with .8" of water. storm totals so far, 26 inches w/ 2.5" of water Snow was much heavier and slabier today, with cracking and collapsing very widespread.

Snowpack

Activity: triggered (ski cuts & explosives) soft slab avalanches on most slopes today steeper than 35 degrees, W,S,E aspects. 8-14 inches deep, 20-200' wide, running 50-400'. D-1 in size. upper part of storm snow only.