Northern San Juan

Avalanche

TSP - · Dec 24, 2014 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

As of 1500 hrs 20 degrees at upper gold hill with SW winds at 14mph. Large rime event has caused havoc on our boundary lines and weather stations.

Snowpack

With the winds coming from all directions the last few days be aware of heavily loaded slopes in non-typical locations.

Avalanche

3 naturals observed from the ski area. 1: Nelie Bowl left side start at 12500 ft , East facing crown 2 ft x 150 ft, running 1500 ft + ?, probably a Hard slab. 2: Delta Bowl east facing, difficult to tell but crown apx 1 ft x 200 ft, 400 vert, D2, start at 12600 ft. #3: The Wave(Bear Creek) west facing start zone 12800 ft?, 1 ft deep, D1. todays list of results from explosives mitigation: (9 results of D1 to D3 value, running on the new snow interface and also to the ground)