Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Patrick Ormond · Dec 21, 2014 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Sky: Obscured Wind: Light-mod on Camp Bird Rd. Mod-Strong, variable direction treeline and above treeline. Impressive down drafts blowing snow down 1000' walls. Precip: S1-S2 all day. Lots of graupel

Avalanche

Numerous (20+) avalanches coming off the Hayden Massif, down The Ribbon, Bird Brain Boulevard, and mostly down the Racing Stripes. Loose snow and Storm Slab, D1-D2.5, maybe D3. The largest had a powder cloud that came up the other side and blacked out the climbing in the Skylight area. NW, 9000'-11,200'