Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Chris Tracy · Jan 28, 2016 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Sunny, 40 degrees, no wind

Snowpack

Approximately a 60 to 70 inch base. 7 inches of new snow over 48 hours

Avalanche

Slide was snowmobile triggered from below. The crown was four to five feet. Slide broke five hundred yards wide and traveled between 200 to 300 vertical feet. Stuff piles were between 15 and 30 feet deep. No one was caught in the slide. This hill has had a history of sliding. East facing and wind loaded from the previous storm.