Northern San Juan

Avalanche

Josh Hirshberg · Mar 5, 2015 · Northern San Juan

Clear, calm day. Strong solar radiation on sunny slopes. Cool temps kept sun effects at bey near and above treeline.

Rapidly settled storm snow is very supportive, but harboring weak well-developed facets below. Skiing was excellent. Supportive mid-pack, but scary.

A couple naturals ran in the past 24hrs. Too many avalanches from past 5 days to list...