Details

• Date: 2019/05/11

• Observer: Jason Konigsberg
• Organization: Forecast Staff, Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Location

• BC Zone: Sawatch Range
• Area Description: Mt Elbert area

Weather

• Ridgeline Wind Speed: 20-30 mph
• Ridgeline Wind Direction: NW
• Wind Loading: Moderate
• Weather Description: Warm and calm below treeline. At ridgetop winds were moderate with some strong gusts drifting snow onto southerly slopes. Sky cover increased throughout the day from clear in the morning to many peaks obscured by 3 PM.

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Cold and windy above treeline. Thick wind drifts were forming on southerly slopes near ridgetop. In sheltered areas and slopes lower down there was a thin but supportable crust from Friday's warm temperatures. Northerly slopes and high alpine areas out of the wind were cold and dry with about 8 inches of recent snow.

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: Intentionally-triggered Loose Wet avalanche that stepped down to a wet slab. East aspect, 11800 in Box Creek- Mt Elbert area. May 11, 2019

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2019/05/11  †	Sawatch Range	1	TL	E	WS	AS / c	R2	D1.5
Date: 2019/05/11 (Estimated) Observer: Jason Konigsberg Organization: Forecast Staff, Colorado Avalanche Information Center Area Description: Box Creek- Mt Elbert Landmark: Sawatch Range Elevation: 11800 ft Comments: This is the same elevation where multiple people have experienced collapsing around Indy Pass.

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