Sawatch

Avalanche

Chris Martin · Feb 8, 2021 · Sawatch

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Weather

Windy, cold, blowing snow all day

Snowpack

Weak in sheltered, shady terrain, mostly F hard all the way through. Did find 4F slab above MLK Layer producing propogation on the DEC 10th Layer about 90 cm down on NTL NE facing slopes. Wind blown snow onto leeward terrain below cornices and cliffs. Hand pits revealing wind slab formation on Easterlies ATL/NTL

Avalanche

Wind Slab HS-N-D2-R4-E/SE-ATL HS-N-D1.5-R4-E/SE-ATL