Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Travis Laverty · Feb 11, 2021 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Sunny. Winds calm BTL, moderate out of the N-NW NTL and ATL. Active snow transport onto S-SW just below ridges. Cold AM with continuing cooler temperatures.

Snowpack

No CC observed. NW, BTL. HS: 90cm. ECTP24 down 40cm on 1mm facets. NW, ATL. HS: 110cm. ECTN24 down 25 in decomposing snow. CT18 Q2 down 50cm on 1mm mixed forms. W, ATL. HS: 45cm. ECTN16 down 20cm on 2mm facets. West faces in this area very scoured. E, ATL. HS: 100cm. ECTX, CT27 Q2 down 50cm on mixed forms.

Avalanche

Large HS-N-R3-D2.5-O on NE, ATL, below a ridge. Likely occurred on 2/2.