Southern San Juan

Avalanche

Brent Herring · Jan 18, 2023 · Southern San Juan

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Weather

~25F, bluebird w/ gusts to ~20mph NW

Snowpack

About 3.5ft of fist to 4F snow overlying a supportable melt-freeze. Active cross-loading on the slope at 8000ft. Shallow (inch to 2inch depth) cracking within areas having a thin windcrust. No evidence of deeper instabilities.

Avalanche

Small natural R1D1 in a north facing gully within the storm snow.