Northern San Juan
AvalancheJeff Davis Mike Barney · Nov 11, 2020 · Northern San Juan
Weather
Cold, clear, and windy in the alpine. Beautiful day in the San Juan Mountains.
Snowpack
The wind was strong enough to move snow at upper elevations, but loading appeared to be inefficient. We dug on an east slope at ~11,700 and found a right-side-up snowpack just under a meter deep. No October snow was observed at the bottom of the snowpack, and we did not get any propagating test results, cracking, or collapsing while traveling on this or similar slopes. On sunny, and below treeline slopes the snowpack is settling quickly and the surface turning moist. We would expect a curst to form as temperatures drop.
Avalanche
No avalanche activity observed.