Southern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Feb 2, 2023 · Southern San Juan

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Weather

Sunny weather, face started receiving sun at 7:20 am.

Snowpack

38 degree slope, cracks propagated past the crown. D1 R1 slow moving wind slab. Failed on sun/ wind crust layer near surface did not break to ground. The crown was 3 feet at the center tapering to one foot at the sides. Rocks were covered pre slide.

Avalanche

We did get a small whumph on a more North east aspect on the Apron of the zipper at 12,400.