Buck Ridge Instability

Buck Ridge Instability

The new snow is creating unstable conditions in our advisory area.  Eric looks at small-grained facets (stripe in the snow) at Buck Ridge where we easily got our stability test to propagate (ECTP 11). This recipe of new snow on top of weak facets or surface hoar is found throughout southwest Montana.  We made a video and snowpit profile at this location.  Photo: GNFAC
 

Northern Madison, 2014-12-21