Southern San Juan
SnowpackAlex Haddad · Apr 4, 2025 · Southern San Juan
Weather
Since April 1st I measured 15.5" of new snow, 0.8" of snow water equivalent. Sunny and warm until noon, then S-1 for the rest of the afternoon.
Snowpack
On a north facing slope at 11,600' the height of snow was 190 cms. There is still dry depth hoar 60 cm below the snow surface. In an extended column test I did not have any propagation. I had an ECTN 15 down 40 cms, which failed above a 2cm thick refrozen melt water layer. On a west facing slope at 11,500' the melt freeze crust that sits below the snow from the last several days was knife hard. The new snow cracked only a couple of feet in the front of the skis before sluffing.