Northern San Juan

Snowpack

Josh Hirshberg · Mar 24, 2017 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

In the AM: Obscured skies, light S-1 snowfall. Moderate N winds at pass level and >TL ridges, w/ light wind @ the mid-elevations between. Intense blowing snow >TL PM: Clear skies, Intense solar radiation, Moderate N gusts > TL w/ intermittent blowing snow. Air temp stayed just below freezing.

Snowpack

HST ~45cm. Variable amounts w/ significant wind affect in the new snow. Hand shears produced consistent easy results in top 10cm and bottom 15cm of storm snow. Snow was too deep for making turns on most slopes <35°