Field Report
Sawatch - CO
2025/05/16
Backcountry Area: Sawatch
Organization: Anonymous
Report Information
Observation Summary
Began ascending Hopeful Couloir around 11am. A brief shower of pinwheels came down, shortly followed by an avalanche that we had to scurry out of the way of. As best we can tell it was a large wind slab near the top of the couloir that released, though we didn’t see any signs of wind loading prior to attempting to ascent
CAIC Notes
Photos in this ob. https://avalanche.state.co.us/report/dc37ac77-d9d0-4243-972e-a01b969dfcd5
Route Description
Attempted to ascend Hopeful Couloir
Avalanche
Saw an avalanche
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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05/16/2025
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1 | >TL | E | SS | N | R1 | D1.5 | Wind Slab |
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Date and Time
05/16/2025 -
12:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.022
-106.42
Area Description
Hopeful Coulior |
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Snowpack
Cracking:
None
Collapsing:
None