Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Mar 9, 2020 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Partly cloudy skies and warming temperatures. Calm winds.

Snowpack

Up to 10" of new snow at around 11,500 ft on a North aspect. Noticed one collapse prior to avalanche. No evidence of windloading.

Avalanche

Saw multiple loose dry slides initiating off of cliffs. I triggered a storm slab while touring up a 35 degree, North facing slope in the basin at 11,500 feet. I was caught and partially buried but able to extricate myself. SS-ASu-R1-D1.5-I 1'x50' and ran around 100'. The slide also pulled out a small sympathetic pocket about 12 feet wide.