Northern San Juan

Snowpack

Ann Mellick · Dec 22, 2017 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Sunny and cool. Brisk northerly winds moving snow at all elevations. Big plumes above tl. 3"-6" HST.

Snowpack

Snow came in very low-denstiy and was settling and melting rapidly with today's sunshine. New snow fell on previously dry ground in most locations and was overall very thin and patchy. Lots of snow transport above treeline, but windy with snow moving at pass level. Lizard Head was not favored by this storm and accumulations were modest at best. More earth than snow still shows on sunny slopes, especaily near Rico. The little amount of new snow will likely melt with subsequent sunshine on sunny slopes, though will persist on shadier ones.