Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Apr 10, 2016 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Warm. ~12:00 pm (noon) to 1pm. Too late in the day for such a sunny day.

Snowpack

About 3 feet of very sugary hoar on top of rocks/scree with a 6 inch crust on top 10,200' , Northeast facing, Northern side of Kendall Mountain outside of Silverton. The lower elevation at this aspect has not consolidated into a safe snowpack. Stay up high near Red Mountain Pass.

Avalanche

2 point releases where the depth hoare collapsed. 1st release: 10 feet long and stopped; 2nd release: ~400 feet long, gained momentum Plenty of naturally triggered releases higher in same drainage