Northern San Juan
AvalancheJason Bushey · Dec 26, 2019 · Northern San Juan
Weather
Clear, calm, 20ish degrees all through and up to just above treeline.
Snowpack
Deep and cold. 30cm new. Received a good collapse without cracking on NW facing 20 degree slope at treeline. HS ranged on this aspect from 115 to 200cm was the deepest probe showing a lot of spacial variability of the old snow. New snow was generally uniform at 30cm both below treeline as well as both NE and NW aspects at treeline. Minimal signs of wind loading from the last 24 hours but good amount of snow to transport on both aspects.
Avalanche
Small point releases in the D1 to potentially D2 range were seen on steeper terrain on most aspects, on slope angles that looked to push 40 degrees. Could see some avalanches on Kendall (Idaho, NW, Alpine), as well as some point releases on V5 (E, alpine).