Southern San Juan
AvalancheJay Godson · Jan 8, 2017 · Southern San Juan
Weather
Temperatures were balmy for January 8th. Winds were light and variable. Snow was continous and picked up this afternoon.
Snowpack
No instabilities were noted on the climb. A thin melt freeze skin was present around teeline. The snowpack was 198cms and mostly cohesive with facets below 48cms. 2 compression tests were performed CT 20 and CT 21. One was a clean failure but did not move off the block. The other was ragged. The newest snow did not sluff.
Avalanche
None were noted