Northern San Juan
AvalancheColin Mitchell · Jan 14, 2023 · Southern San Juan
Weather
Clouds steadily moved in south to north during the morning hours. Light winds at pass level and temperatures in the mid-30's.
Snowpack
The warm temperatures over the past couple of days caused significant settlement in the shadier NE-E facing paths, and a formed a stout crust on sunnier slopes. Lots of rollerball activity on anything that gets direct sun. West Lime escaped the crust, but did see 8" of settlement in the last 48 hours. The rough, crusty surfaces on sunny paths like Henry Brown and East Lime, and a warm start to the storm should help with new snow bonding in these areas. Crowns and debris from recent mitigation still visible in West Lime, and the snow surface was 4f rounds.
Avalanche
Lots of rollerballs and D1 loose snow slides on sun-exposed slopes. No other activity observed.