Southern San Juan

Snowpack

Mark Mueller · May 18, 2019 · Southern San Juan

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Weather

6" of new snow with 0.6" or water content. Mostly cloudy skies and scattered snow showers with little to no additional accumulation. Temps in the 20s and light SW winds. 31" of snowfall measured this month at the WCP study plot.

Snowpack

Traveled on slopes of all aspects near and below treeline. Signs of instability were limited to harmless sluffing and minor cracking (<2').