Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Jacob Mandell · Dec 3, 2022 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Flurries, cloudy, warming throughout the day

Snowpack

10-15cm new snow on top of 40cm of facets to the ground, spotty snowpack below 11k

Avalanche

Consistent shooting cracks and settlement all day, very reactive. Triggered a remote R1 D1 on a NE aspect at 11300, slide was aprx 200ft away from turns in a low angle well anchored zone.