Northern San Juan
AvalancheJim Donovan · Feb 15, 2014 · Northern San Juan
Weather
10:30 am Overcast skies. Air Temp 40 F.
Avalanche
Natural, D3, Eureka Mountain, East aspect. 10,000 ft at the base of the slide. Estimated crown distance on Google Earth as 233 meters. It ran approximately 1300 meters. The fracture line is at approx 12,229 feet. The slide ran across the Animas River. The slide had occured within the past 24 hours. There is a smaller slide not connected that is outlined in a Google screenshot uploaded under a snowpit file.