Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 17, 2021 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Jan 17, sunny

Snowpack

Wind stiffened hard slab with small cross-loaded sections of new snow. Not one turn was the same.

Avalanche

While cutting a notorious starting zone (E ) , it released a foot deep and 10 feet wide. These control cuts and the initial release are shown in the photos. This slab chunked up and stepped down pulling out a big swath of the center/right side of Nellie bowl to near the ground - this carried out through the couloir and most of the way out the apron. It piled approximately 8-12 feet deep at the toe.