Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Matt Huber · Feb 5, 2023 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Sunny and warm, no blowing snow.

Snowpack

On most slopes near and below treeline you can find 75-100 centimeters of faceted snowpack. Remnants of the slabs that formed during the holiday and mid-January storms exist, but have lost most structure and did not support propagation. The biggest concern was small loose, dry avalanches near the surface. The remnants of the holiday slabs are keeping these limited to surface but expect that to lose structure eventually and entrain the entire snowpack.

Avalanche

Multiple old avalanches can be seen in the drainage, nothing over D2