Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Josh Hirshberg · Nov 29, 2014 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Mod-Strong wind but wind transport isolated. Limited to only the highest peaks

Avalanche

Single ski cut on test slope triggered a facet sluff on a short, steep (45deg) portion of slope. Continued ski cut onto lower portion slope (38 deg) triggering a soft slab that ran to the just above the ground on Oct FC. Crack spread onto lower angle (lookers right) part of slope where slab displaced 15-20cm but didn't overrun stauchwall.