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Northern Madison, 2024-01-06 From obs: "With no slabs, there wasn’t any propagating but with a heavy ski cut two of the point releases were triggered, and the third when skiing. All three went to the ground. All triggered after the first skier made no impact on the slope." Photo: Anonymous Link to Avalanche Details |
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Cooke City, 2024-01-05 Loose snow avalanche observed on Henderson Mountain following yesterday's (01/04) storm. Photo: J. Padilla Link to Avalanche Details |
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Cooke City, 2024-01-05 Small loose snow avalanches on Henderson Moutain following a storm on 01/04. Photo: J. Padilla Link to Avalanche Details |
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Southern Madison, 2024-01-02 Doug Chabot (expert sage brush forecaster) reported that the sagebrush danger is rated HIGH in the meadows below Bacon Rind. The danger of downed trees blocking the skin track is CONSIDERABLE at low elevations; cautious route-finding is essential :-). Photo: GNFAC |
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Southern Madison, 2024-01-02 Doug scoops up the feathers of surface hoar crystals at Bacon Rind. Photo: GNFAC |
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Southern Madison, 2024-01-02 Big feathers of surface hoar on all slopes at Bacon Rind. Photo: GNFAC |
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Northern Madison, 2024-01-01 A skier in Bear Basin intentionally pushed a loose snow avalanche downhill. The avalanche consisted entirely of unconsolidated facets. Photo: N. Davies Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Madison, 2024-01-01 The snowpack in Beehive Basin was thin, a maximum of two feet deep, and it had entirely transformed into piles of weak facets. Photo: GNFAC |
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Out of Advisory Area, 2023-12-31 Natural Avalanches in Jardine, likely occurred last week 12/26. Photo: O. Dalling Link to Avalanche Details |
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Cooke City, 2023-12-31 Alex Marienthal getting ready to continue snowmobiling around Cooke City on the north side of Sheep Mountain. Photo: GNFAC |
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Northern Gallatin, 2023-12-30 From obs: "I experienced a large, audible collapse and shooting cracks in a 10ft radius around me" Photo: Anonymous
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Bridger Range, 2023-12-28 Travel conditions remain questionable at the Throne. Photo: GNFAC |
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Bridger Range, 2023-12-28 Monday or Tuesday, a small natural avalanche released when strong winds stripped and loaded slopes at all elevations. Photo: GNFAC Link to Avalanche Details |
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Southern Madison, 2023-12-27 Ian Hoyer puts up the weather station in Taylor Fork. Photo: GNFAC |
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Southern Madison, 2023-12-27 Ian Hoyer stands in a 60 cm deep snowpit near Sunlight Basin, Taylor Fork. Photo: GNFAC |
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Lionhead Range, 2023-12-26 From obs on 12/25: "I veered off the existing skin track and experienced a sizeable collapse on the NE side of the ridge. I'd estimate the collapse extended roughly 30 feet in either direction. I continued along this path and experienced one additional collapse." Photo: J. Hobson Link to Avalanche Details |
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Lionhead Range, 2023-12-24 Alex Marienthal gets ready to do an ECT in a snowpit off Lionhead Ridge. |
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Lionhead Range, 2023-12-24 Doug Chabot walking off Lionhead Ridge to a snowpit site. |
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Bridger Range, 2023-12-24 The wind picked up in the Bridger Range and transported snow into unstable drifts. Photo: GNFAC |
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Bridger Range, 2023-12-24 We triggered a small avalanche on a test slope at the ridgeline of the ramp. Wind was transporting the recent snow into drifts sensitive to human triggers. Photo: GNFAC Link to Avalanche Details |