Sawatch
SnowpackKreston Rohrig · Feb 21, 2025 · Sawatch
Weather
Filtered clouds with some lingering orographic showers.
Snowpack
The new slab formed since Valentine's Day is around 50cm thick in this area, which lines up given the slightly lower snow totals. On sunny aspects, a crust/facet layer similar to other regions is our new layer of concern. It is not reactive in ECTs, but does propagate in PSTs. We didn't find a crust on north-facing slopes (not surprised), but the interface with older facets is very distinct. Overall, I could see the impending warmup settling out concerns on the southern half of the compass, but I'm unsure what it will do on shady north aspects.