Northern San Juan
AvalancheEddie Degitis · Jan 7, 2019 · Northern San Juan
Weather
SkiBumPhilosophy.com - Mennhaha Basin area. New snow was about 10cm maybe more. Storm totals from 30cm-40cm and more in some spots!! The storm got very windy last night from the South-Southwest. Cornice at the drop in zone at about 12,300ft. The cornice was about a meter tall and that snow was not there a few days ago. So deep! Then this morning it started to snow again. By 11AM it was coming down an inch an hour! The flakes were big. Probably about 20F outside. It snowed hard till about 2:30PM, then the sun peaked out, and the storm cleared. Still very windy up high from the Southwest. Big plumes coming off the peaks and ridge lines. The touchy snow that would slough on steep stuff yesterday seemed to bond down a bit better. Still a storm slab out there. When it cleared there were natural storm slab avalanches on all aspects. Some big ones! The snow would sort of slough on the North shots in the trees, but manageable by skiing the shoulders of the shots and letting snow fall fall line.
Avalanche
SkiBumPhilosophy.com - Mennhaha Basin area. New snow was about 10cm maybe more. Storm totals from 30cm-40cm and more in some spots!! The storm got very windy last night from the South-Southwest. Cornice at the drop in zone at about 12,300ft. The cornice was about a meter tall and that snow was not there a few days ago. So deep! Then this morning it started to snow again. By 11AM it was coming down an inch an hour! The flakes were big. Probably about 20F outside. It snowed hard till about 2:30PM, then the sun peaked out, and the storm cleared. Still very windy up high from the Southwest. Big plumes coming off the peaks and ridge lines. The touchy snow that would slough on steep stuff yesterday seemed to bond down a bit better. Still a storm slab out there. When it cleared there were natural storm slab avalanches on all aspects. Some big ones!