Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Josh Hirshberg Susan Hale · Mar 6, 2015 · Northern San Juan

Clear, calm, and warm.

No signs of collapsing or cracking. Snow surface was becoming moist in the AM on SE-S and in sun exposed flat terrain @ 11,000ft.

Massive (D3.5) avalanche in Commodore Basin. Fresh avalanche in Porphyry Gulch ran in past 24hrs. Many Wet Loose slides ran throughout the day.