Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Skippie Zeller · Dec 28, 2020 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

snowing 1/2" per hour, lite southerly, +/- 20F.

Snowpack

11,400', NE aspect, 20 degrees, wind loading evident, HS 80cm, HN 20cm. !st Avalanche problem: new moving on last weeks storm snow. 2nd Avalanche problem; step down. top down by layers; 20cm new, 2-3mm crust/remnants of wind slab(?), +/- 60cm facets to ground. CT Q1 planar during isolation at old/new ECT Q1 planar during isolation at old/new given lack of support by 2-3mm "crust", suggest possibility that step down and to the ground Considerable

Avalanche

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