Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Ashley W · Mar 22, 2020 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

AM - blustery and poor vis, steady winds and loading on drive up the pass Noon/pit - breaking sky, warming temps, intermittent solar, calm winds NE, air temp 26.6F Late aft - winds increased, light snowfall

Snowpack

cohesive 40cm layered storm slab over last 3 days, sitting on dense mid-layer with deep persistent layer present, but difficult to react. HS 190

Avalanche

3pm, point release, natural avy's observed in storm snow along pass/brooklyns