Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Jeremy Yanko · Feb 15, 2018 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Mostly cloudy - snowing lightly S-1 - "balmy" 25f

Snowpack

6-8" new within 24 hr. Fairly uniform but upside down upper 1/3 of pack stressing a weak "bridge perched over depth hoar. 11,200 N/NE

Avalanche

SS-ASc-R3-D2- G. 3ft x 40 x 400. 11'200 N/NE had skied similar line twice within 6 days. Had developed a trust in this slope because of previous loose dry natural and ASc activity. My weight nudged a full depth release during a ski cut and found it to fracture underneath my uphill ski. Took a fighting ride to the bottom. Chose the wrong aspect during the right time after multiple snow events.