Southern San Juan

Avalanche

Matt Entz · Jan 27, 2018 · Southern San Juan

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Weather

Sunny, calm, and estimated 10 degrees f.

Snowpack

Depressing. 6-12 inches of facets. Very defined and look like tiny ice cubes. 12-18" of soft snow from last weekends storm. East aspect below treeline

Avalanche

Spotted 2 additional areas earlier in the day that appear to have slid towards the end of the storm last weekend. One above a road and the other from a distance. The small avalanche (photo included) was remotely triggered by me on my snowmobile. I was traveling south on a blogging road and saw the small slab move in front of me above the road. I was traveling very slow and had a group of additional riders spaced out behind me. Occurred on an east aspect below treeline and measured the slope at 35 degrees.