Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Doug Krause · Dec 28, 2018 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Broken sky, light and variable wind near treeline.

Snowpack

Pit sites @11.7k SE aspect near TL may have had previous skier traffic. HS: 105 cm. CT25(RP) down 35 cm. ECTX TD: 50 cm. PST 25/100(End) down 35 cm. Adjacent pit site: ECTP21 down 40 cm. Failures at the interface of recent storm slab and older facets. SCN multiple test slopes NE-SE 11.7-10.2k. Did not investigate sub-surface on other aspects/elevations. Good skiing.

Avalanche

Negative cracking/collapsing. No recent avalanche activity in the immediate area. No lack of free roaming triggers in this area.