Southern San Juan

Snowpack

Mark Mueller · Nov 28, 2016 · Southern San Juan

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Weather

Overcast, cold, and windy. HN/HNW 5"/0.4". HST/W 14"/1.4". Light snow in the morning gave way to steady moderate snowfall in the afternoon. An additional 2-3" by 1430.

Snowpack

Observed isolated moderate collapse on Nerly aspects. We found spatial variability in our snow profiles (ECTP right next to ECTX) in NE near TL terrain. Found fresh soft slab resting on basal facets on N aspect near TL. We avoided this terrain.