Northern San Juan
AvalancheAmy Pertuz · Jan 25, 2023 · Northern San Juan
Weather
A cold day, with 5" of new snow. Winds remained light out of the north.
Snowpack
The recent snow is well-bonded and staying put, though hand pits were able to pruduce clean shears at the new/old inerface. The new snow came in at a low density, and northerly winds had thickened this in some more open areas below tree line. Near and especially above treeline, recent winds from the northeast and north had created wind slabs on isolated exposed ridges and select terrain features. Wind-effect was not catastrophic in the RMP corridor, instead leaving a lot of snow where it fell and creating more subtle, localized areas where you need to be mindful about finding deeper drifted areas.
Avalanche
With good visibility from the summit crest, no fresh or recent could be seen in the RMP corridor