Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Tanner Taylor · Jan 3, 2022 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Clear, small gusts of wind

Snowpack

Dug a pit at 11,200ft on a SW aspect around 1:30pm. snow depth ranging from 120-130cm. pit tests resulted in a CT22 Q1 failing on a pencil hard crust layer roughly 40cm from the ground. extended column test resulted in a ECTX. we skied the slope with no further signs of instability.

Avalanche

Did not witness any avalanches in the area.