Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 25, 2021 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Snowing and socked in. North facing trees prospect gulch. below treeline.

Snowpack

Below treeline on north aspect; old snow was heavily faceted all the way through with roughly 2' of new storm snow on top. Storm snow proved to be fairly consolidated into a cohesive slab.

Avalanche

Storm slab avalanche in a clearing of trees where slope angle increases. Slab fractured at the interface of old and new snow. R3D2