Southern San Juan

Avalanche

Matt Griffith · Apr 4, 2021 · Southern San Juan

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Weather

55 and sunny, hit it at 8am was 33.

Snowpack

90cm to ground with huge faceted layer from 30 to 60cm and slab on top 30cm

Avalanche

Used a 32 degree test slope and skied on it. Under skier weight, collapsed and propagated over entire test slope about 30 ft. Would be a wet slab avalanche on anything steeper or bigger.