Sawatch

Avalanche

Roger Coit · Dec 26, 2018 · Sawatch

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Weather

Broken skies, light winds out of the West, no precip, no current wind loading

Snowpack

Where slab existed (NTL & ATL, east-facing) we noted several collapses (x3). No shooting cracks noted. HS varied from 80cm -100cm, BTL was full-thickness facets. Where slab existed was supportive to skiing but not to boot pen. ECTP11 on East facing NTL, 65cm up (obvious new snow loading surface layer 4F hardness).

Avalanche

Noted avalanche SS-N-R1D1-O on Banana Mtn. (~12,000', see photo)