Sawatch

Avalanche

Becs Hodgetts · Mar 5, 2020 · Sawatch

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Weather

Warm and calm throughout tour.

Snowpack

Below treeline HS varied from 1m to 50cm. Snowpack was moist throughout and at times not supportable to skis. Multiple local collapses to ground were observed. Boot penetration was also to ground. Near treeline the snow surface was dry or beginning to melt, with none or a fragile melt freeze crust from prior warm days. HS 110cm. Snow was moist near the ground, dry mid pack. Despite shallow and weak structure test results: ECTX.

Avalanche

We observed two D2 avalanches estimate ran 2/24/2020