Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Erik Ingebretson · Mar 17, 2023 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Snow overnight, sun and warming during the day

Snowpack

No other signs of instability during touring other than storm snow sluff and some point release from warming

Avalanche

Remote triggered avalanche. Entered slope at a roughly 30 degree pitch, shooting crack from rocky entrance zone triggered steeper slope rough 100 feet away. Guessing between R1D1 or R1D2