Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Heather Bradford · Dec 10, 2016 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Broken cloud cover, no precipitation. Temperatures stayed below freezing in the 20s. Calm to moderate winds WSW. Light blowing snow near treeline and above treeline.

Snowpack

HS 50cm but shallower in other areas. Isolated windslabs and buried suncrusts from S to SE aspects near treeline. NW test profile found basal facets 2-3cm at 11050''. Test profile on NW aspect at 11050'' found CTE5 Q1 twice at 10cm below surface. Same pit found ECTN12 10cm below surface.

Avalanche

No avalanches observed.