Northern San Juan

Snowpack

Snow pit test done on 10 degree slope, northeastern aspect.Very weak faceted snow base layer at 2 feet deep, snow pack depth approximately 3 feet. Cut 2' x 2' square with ski pole, 20" slab failure on slightest touch. This was done to analyze the snow before crossing a known terrain trap in Beaver Creek. We decided to circumvent the terrain trap due to the extremely unstable snow pack.