Southern San Juan
SnowpackMatt Huber · Mar 22, 2022 · Southern San Juan
Weather
North winds and cold air temperatures. The skies were mostly clear with some light cumulus build-up to the southwest.
Snowpack
A deep (3+ meters)and relatively homogenous snowpack, with the exception of the three dust layers that can be found. Extended column tests continue to produce no failures. The facet layer from early February can still be found on some west though northeast aspects near treeline. While it is unreactive and buried well under 1.5 meters of snow, this layer would be where I would expect any wet slab potential to present first. North winds today were drifting the few inches of new snow onto south-facing slopes near and above treeline. With very limited amounts of snow available for transport, no significant wind slabs were developing