Northern San Juan
AvalancheMatt Huber · Dec 21, 2022 · Northern San Juan
Weather
Clear Skies and warm temperatures. A beautiful day with only occasional wind gusts from the south reaching 20 MPH. No blowing snow observed
Snowpack
The total snow depth ranges from 30cm on most aspects below treeline to 75 cm on northerly-facing aspects near treeline. Above treeline has been wind-scoured and stripped, leaving only cross-loaded drainages with continuous snow coverage. The structure is very weak, large faceted grains and depth hoar crystals make up most of the entire snowpack. A supportive slab is hard to find in the near and below-treeline bands. Surface conditions are especially weak, with a significant storm(1.0"SWE) I would expect to see a widespread natural cycle in this terrain
Avalanche
The remnants of multiple D1.5's are still visible from what I believe would have been a natural cycle around December 12