Northern San Juan

Snowpack

Matt Steen · Feb 8, 2013 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Winds gusting to near 70 mph. Obscure skies, very low visibility at 12,900'.

Snowpack

Winds had scoured windward southerly slopes removing last weeks ~2 feet of snow. Old ski tracks were petrified and raised. Fresh drifts were localized to gullies, ridgelines and leeward terrain catchments.