Northern San Juan
AvalancheNolan Averbuch · Dec 13, 2018 · Northern San Juan
Weather
Top of Tim's Ln, Carbon Pt 1210, NNE aspect, 11,600' -Clear, No Precip, Light wind no blowing snow, Air temp -11 Top of powerline, ~12,000', West aspect -Few Sky Cover, No precip, Moderate N wind, light blowing snow, Air temp -14.5 -HS 121cm, pen ski ~3cm (Heavily Wind Affected)
Avalanche
As we moved into the trees on Powerline, we ended up having to cross a the gully skiers left of powerline NTL. As the five people crossed there was extensive whumphing and cracking with a big whumph on the 5th person, the slope seemed to maybe have wind loading (soft slab) but we did not stay too long to check. This was a west facing aspect