Northern San Juan

Snowpack

Colin Mitchell · Jan 27, 2019 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

High thin clouds covered the sky most of the day, but began to clear out after ~1:30 pm. Warm temperatures and light winds near and below treeline.

Snowpack

The snowpack is gaining strength and signs of instability are diminishing. We had one small collapse at a mid-pack weak layer on a northeast-facing near treeline slope. Many large avalanches from last week's cycle were visible on a variety of aspects near and above treeline. Few steep slopes remain completely intact in this area.