Southern San Juan
AvalancheMatt Huber · Feb 22, 2024 · Southern San Juan
Weather
Clear skies and warm temperatures.
Snowpack
The total snowpack depth in this area is about 100-150 cm on north-facing slopes near treeline. Ski penetration varies between 20 cm and punching through to the ground. Well-developed depth hoar makes up the lower half of the snowpack in most places I dug. In areas where the slab is supportive it fails at the depth hoar layer in extended column tests with moderate propagating results.
Avalanche
Remnants of previous avalanche cycles, the most recent during the second week of February