Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Travis Laverty · Nov 4, 2022 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

AM: bkn or ovc, no snow. Wind: calm BTL with no transport, NTL/ATL mod G strong with moderate transport. -10 at 1130. PM: few. Wind decreased to light G mod with light transport. -11 at 1330

Snowpack

Minimal wind impacted snow BTL. Numerous collapses in drifted snow NTL/ATL.

Avalanche

Numerous SS-N-R2-D1 on N and NE ATL - crowns mostly wind erased and debris covered in new snow. Likely persistent slabs Noted one larger slide (SS-N-R3-D2) on NE ATL. Likely a wind slab