Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Patrick Ormond · Jan 16, 2019 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

S1 most of the day, some S2, with some breaks. Mostly overcast, some broken and the sun poking through. West winds BTL light, NTL/ATL mod, gust strong. Mod blowing snow, some intense.

Snowpack

HN24 25-30cm, sitting on weak interface with last weekend's storm snow. Couldn't see any SH, mostly NSF.

Avalanche

Below Putney, NNW, 12000' SS-U-R3-D2, 30cm deep, 50m wide, couldn't see debris, seems likely natural, but there were some skiers in the area prior to seeing this from a distance. Red 3 Hollywood, seen on drive back down from the pass. NW, 12600' HS-N-R4-D3. Two crowns visible, looked up to 5' deep. Debris ran 1600' to the trees and full width of the path.