Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Eric Haskell · May 2, 2017 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Overcast skies, occasional very light snow, light N-W winds. Moderate winds at ridgetop with light wind transport.

Snowpack

0-1.5' new snow from last storm. No instabilities noticed in new snow other than wind slab.

Avalanche

Saw evidence of 3 wind slabs that pulled out during last storm. SE-S aspects all near ridgeline 12-13k. Largest slab was 200'x600'x1.5'. HS-N-R2-D1.5-O. Saw small loose wet slides on S aspects below 11.5k.