Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 3, 2023 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Recent heavy snows and wind loading have over stressed this start zone and it ripped naturally sometime overnight, 1.2.22. Continued snow and light SW winds are already reloading the feature.

Snowpack

Hard wind slab, 3-4ft deep crown. Blocks visible down the track of Avalanche.

Avalanche

HS N R2-D2+ slid on Old snow (basal facets). @12,000ft, NNE aspect, 150ftx3ft deep x 2000?ft run. Unknown where the debris stops.