Sawatch

Avalanche

Stan Gale · Feb 21, 2019 · Sawatch

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Weather

intermittent snow, cloudy, cold

Snowpack

New snow on top of old layers. Settled snowpack approximatelty 190 cm deep. Shovel test 2 taps, released approximately 30 - 40 cm down on a buried surface hoar PWL. Rutch Block test, approximately 30- 35 degree slope with the same results, surface hoar planar crystals 2-3 mm.

Avalanche

None visualized, but the weather obsured the above timerline alpine peaks. No cracking observed.