Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 26, 2017 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Broken/half covered sky, no precipitation, calm winds

Snowpack

Recent storms deposited snow on all aspects and elevations with recent SW winds. New storm snow was sitting on top of a breakable sun crust.

Avalanche

SS-ASr-R1-D1.5-I Cross loaded storm slab adjacent to below tree line ridge. Remote triggered from ridge, approximately 20 feet above the crown which was 18"-6" (45-15cm) deep. 40-50 ft wide and ran 100 ft down hill through a patch of aspen trees.