Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 5, 2025 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Clear skies, South wind 5-10mph gusts 15mph

Snowpack

Mixed surfaces with light to moderate drifting snow. Loaded snow. Variable snow depths 5-150cm's. Hard slabs on convex and rolling terrain. Soft slabs on concave and protected gullies.

Avalanche

Snowmobiling down a West 30 degree gully with a small panel of steeper NW terrain connected 10 ft above. Panel was 35 degrees. Panel released above and moved slowly down hill. stopping 30 feet below in flat meadow. Crown was 2-3ft deep. Avalanche Propagated 40-50ft across and ran 25-30ft.