From IG: Very touchy on Hollywood wall this morning. All slopes easily propagated 4-6” deep on a firm bed surface. Most were less than 50’ wide with the exception of the slide in the couloir which propagated down the entire couloir, maybe 500’ wide, and ran through the exits into the main bowl.
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SS-N-R1-D2-I
Coordinates: 45.9233, -110.9800
Caught: 0 ; Buried: 0
From IG: Very touchy on Hollywood wall this morning. All slopes easily propagated 4-6” deep on a firm bed surface. Most were less than 50’ wide with the exception of the slide in the couloir which propagated down the entire couloir, maybe 500’ wide, and ran through the exits into the main bowl.
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Aspect: E
Coordinates: 45.8288, -110.9310
Caught: 0 ; Buried: 0
On our drive home we saw, what I assume were, natural wind-slab avalanches on Quarter Saddle (looked like a cornice collapse) and in Argentina Bowl. Bridger Peak was obscured by heavy wind-loading. There was a small wind-slab release out of Gibbs (I think), I suspect skier triggered, but I could make out a track.
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Coordinates: 45.9233, -110.9800
Caught: 0 ; Buried: 0
From obs: "Skied into Frazier basin today. Triggered a few small windslabs and saw a lot of cracking on NW aspects. All windslabs were still small breaking a few inches deep 10-15 feet wide and only running short distances in steep terrain. Winds were strong from the NE all morning and still blowing hard and continuing to load slopes when we left at 12:30. "
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From IG: Very touchy on Hollywood wall this morning. All slopes easily propagated 4-6” deep on a firm bed surface. Most were less than 50’ wide with the exception of the slide in the couloir which propagated down the entire couloir, maybe 500’ wide, and ran through the exits into the main bowl.
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There was a small wind-slab release out of Gibbs (I think), I suspect skier triggered, but I could make out a track. Photo: GNFAC
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On our drive home we saw, what I assume were, natural wind-slab avalanches on Quarter Saddle (looked like a cornice collapse) and in Argentina Bowl. Bridger Peak was obscured by heavy wind-loading. Photo: GNFAC
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On our drive home we saw, what I assume were, natural wind-slab avalanches on Quarter Saddle (looked like a cornice collapse) and in Argentina Bowl. Bridger Peak was obscured by heavy wind-loading. Photo: GNFAC
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The wind was transporting significant amounts of the recent snow at high elevations. This is Naya Nuki loading as seen from the Ramp. Photo: GNFAC
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The wind was transporting significant amounts of the recent snow at high elevations. This is Saddle Peak loading as seen from the Ramp. Photo: GNFAC
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Skiers in Frazier Basin triggered several small wind slabs and saw widespread cracking on NW-facing terrain. Photo: C. Bayles
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From obs: "Saw small avalanches on almost every wind loaded slope out of fairy lake. The one we spotted in the pomp twins had a defined crown roughly 100ft across." J. Alford
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From obs: "Saw small avalanches on almost every wind loaded slope out of fairy lake. The one we spotted in the pomp twins had a defined crown roughly 100ft across." J. Alford
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Skiers on 03/24/2024 observed this avalanche at the Playground that happened on 03/20/24. Photo: A. Newman
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From obs. 3/23/24: "...Natural wet slab avalanche in the Playground, just North of Texas Meadows. It seemed to have been triggered from a wet loose avalanche that released from the cliffband above...." Photo: D. Sandberg
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From obs. 3/23/24: "...Natural wet slab avalanche in the Playground, just North of Texas Meadows. It seemed to have been triggered from a wet loose avalanche that released from the cliffband above...." Photo: D. Sandberg
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From obs 3/23/24: "...Also observed wet loose activity in S facing run off Texas (first run to the W of the summit)-photo attached. ..." Photo: D. Sandberg
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From obs.: "Walked out the north gate of Bridger to the playground. Just north of Texas meadows observed a slide that ran sometime earlier in the week on a E aspect. Seems to have been triggered naturally by a loose wet coming out of the steep rocky terrain above. Ran about 200 feet was about 50-60 feet wide and crown was roughly 2-3 feet deep. Snow around the slide and on similar aspects was wet in the top 40 cms or so." Photo: C. Bayles
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From obs.: "Walked out the north gate of Bridger to the playground. Just north of Texas meadows observed a slide that ran sometime earlier in the week on a E aspect. Seems to have been triggered naturally by a loose wet coming out of the steep rocky terrain above. Ran about 200 feet was about 50-60 feet wide and crown was roughly 2-3 feet deep. Snow around the slide and on similar aspects was wet in the top 40 cms or so." Photo: C. Bayles
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From obs.: "Walked out the north gate of Bridger to the playground. Just north of Texas meadows observed a slide that ran sometime earlier in the week on a E aspect. Seems to have been triggered naturally by a loose wet coming out of the steep rocky terrain above. Ran about 200 feet was about 50-60 feet wide and crown was roughly 2-3 feet deep. Snow around the slide and on similar aspects was wet in the top 40 cms or so." Photo: C. Bayles
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Photo from 03/19/2024. This avalanche likely happened yesterday or earlier. Photo: J. Mancey
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We dug below the first cliff band and found 7' of snow, the bottom 2' consisting of weak facets. A Deep Tap Test showed a clean shear at this interface. An avalanche could be triggered by 3 ways: more load from snowfall or wet avalanche debris, melt-water percolating through the snowpack to the facets, or human triggering from a thin spot. Photo: GNFAC
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Pn 3/16/24 We saw a few natural wet loose avalanches run throughout the middle of the day in sunny, steep rocky terrain. Photo: GNFAC
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On 3/16/24 we saw a few natural wet loose avalanches run throughout the middle of the day in sunny, steep rocky terrain. There were at least 4 old, deeper avalanche crowns, most of which had been reported and occurred 1-2 weeks ago. Photo: GNFAC
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On 3/16/24 We saw at least 4 old, deeper avalanche crowns, most of which had been reported and occurred 1-2 weeks ago. Photo: GNFAC
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Skiers noted multiple avalanches on Ross Peak during their tour. These avalanches occurred on 3/3. Photo: A. Lind
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Skiers noted multiple avalanches on Ross Peak during their tour. These avalanches occurred on 3/3. Photo: A. Lind
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Skiers on 03/10/2024 observed an avalanche that was a couple of days old on the Naya Nuki Sacajewea headwall. Photo: Anonymous
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Skiers on 03/10/2024 observed an avalanche that was a couple of days old on the Naya Nuki Sacajewea headwall. Photo: Anonymous
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Skiers in Frazier Basin saw multiple wet loose slides on the SE face across the basin. Photo: C. Bayles
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From IG 3/9/24: "Currently on the throne. Things warmed up quickly this morning. Wet loose, east aspect, 8500’, 10:30" Photo: T. Miller
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A skier had a close call on Saddle Peak when he triggered an avalanche that swept 900 vertical feet down over the cliff band of Saddle Peak into Going Home Chute. This photo is of the lower crown and release. Photo: GNFAC
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A skier had a close call on Saddle Peak when he triggered an avalanche that swept 900 vertical feet down over the cliff band of Saddle Peak into Going Home Chute. This photo is of the upper crown and release. Photo: GNFAC
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A skier had a close call on Saddle Peak when he triggered an avalanche that swept 900 vertical feet down over the cliff band of Saddle Peak into Going Home Chute. Photo: GNFAC
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Riders on 03/08/2024 observed this and several other crowns while riding in Frazier Basin. They estimated the avalanches to be a few days old. Photo: RK
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From obs: "Today I saw evidence of Multiple N-R2-D2-I avalanches in the fairy lake zone. All three were NE facing, around 8800’. 2 slabs in Fraizer basin and one in the basin to the south. All three looked to be from 3/3-3/4 storm cycle" T. Guarino
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Photo: GNFAC
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Photo: GNFAC
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Photo: GNFAC
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Natural loose snow avalanche near Argentina Bowl. Photo: GNFAC
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We saw numerous loose snow natural avalanches near Bridger Peak while driving. Photo: GNFAC
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From IG 3/2
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Riders near Fairy Lake noticed several fresh slab avalanches along the ridge top and in the middle of the bowl between Naya Nuki and Sacajewea. Photo: K. Marvinney
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