Northern San Juan

Snowpack

Josh Hirshberg · Dec 12, 2016 · Northern San Juan

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Weather

Cold, cloudy, w/ moderate W-SW winds and light wind transport near treeline. Not much snow available to move above TL

Snowpack

Dec 11 storm snow has gained cohesion and was generally well bonded to old snow where observed. Snowpack has a supportive feel underfoot. Fast skiing but still soft surface snow near and below TL. We observed no cracking, collapsing, or new avalanches