Northern San Juan
AvalancheTony Daranyi · Apr 20, 2015 · Northern San Juan
Weather
Partly cloudy skies, warming temps in the upper 20s to lower 30s, calm winds.
Snowpack
14" of rapidly settling new snow over a very firm, supportable snowpack, frozen recently by the very cold nights preceding this latest storm. The only unconsolidated snow we found was on shaded, northerly aspects at timberline. Otherwise, dense, wind-affected snow at or near timberline, with some scouring and tricky skiing conditions atl on northerly aspects following a 3-hour plus wind event the night before (N/G60mph). Several loud collapses noted at various approaches at timberline (no visible cracks). Decent spring powder skiing overall!
Avalanche
No naturals visible, though some rollerballs in the afternoon. Came across a small skier-triggered slide on our egress entraining only new snow, running on a dusty bed surface (1'x40'x25'). Something to keep in mind with the possibility of more new snow later this week. Otherwise the interface between new snow and old snowpack was solid.