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Bridger Range, 2024-01-21 Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol noted 2 or 3 natural slides that occurred last night on the backside of Bridger Bowl in Bostwick Canyon and Truman Gulch. Photo: BBSP Link to Avalanche Details |
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Southern Gallatin, 2024-01-21 From observation on 01/20: While approaching a cornice skiers collapsed the slope and triggered a small cornice. Photo: E. Webb Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Madison, 2024-01-21 This avalanche happened on 01/20. From obs: While skiing into Beehive Basin from the ridge between Beehive and Middle basin we noticed some sizable natural wet loose avalanches. West facing, around 9000 feet, 10-12 inches deep, ran ~150 feet, observed at 2:15 pm. " Photo S.L Link to Avalanche Details |
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Bridger Range, 2024-01-21 From GCSAR and Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol: A skier triggered a slide descending the skyline/nose of Saddle Peak. No one was caught. It initially triggered at the first rock band, then pulled out much wider at the second rock band. The skier was on his second lap was the third set of tracks on the peak. All tracks were accounted for and a beacon search of the debris came up empty. Depth was described as "full depth" (2-3') and running on the depth hoar. Crown was 80' wide on the first horizontal band and 500+' on the second. The lower crown wrappped around the ridge out of view. Photo: BBSP Link to Avalanche Details |
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Bridger Range, 2024-01-21 From GCSAR and Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol: A skier triggered a slide descending the skyline/nose of Saddle Peak. No one was caught. It initially triggered at the first rock band, then pulled out much wider at the second rock band. The skier was on his second lap was the third set of tracks on the peak. All tracks were accounted for and a beacon search of the debris came up empty. Depth was described as "full depth" (2-3') and running on the depth hoar. Crown was 80' wide on the first horizontal band and 500+' on the second. The lower crown wrappped around the ridge out of view. Photo: BBSP Link to Avalanche Details |
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Bridger Range, 2024-01-21 From GCSAR and Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol: A skier triggered a slide descending the skyline/nose of Saddle Peak. No one was caught. It initially triggered at the first rock band, then pulled out much wider at the second rock band. The skier was on his second lap was the third set of tracks on the peak. All tracks were accounted for and a beacon search of the debris came up empty. Depth was described as "full depth" (2-3') and running on the depth hoar. Crown was 80' wide on the first horizontal band and 500+' on the second. The lower crown wrappped around the ridge out of view. Photo: BBSP Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Madison, 2024-01-21 Photo: J. Lipkowitz Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Madison, 2024-01-21 While jumping on a test slope riders heard a whumpf and saw cracks forming 30' down the slope of their location. Photo: J. Lipkowitz Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Gallatin, 2024-01-21 Climbers in Hyalite saw an avalanche near Solstice that happened on 01/21. This avalanche is 1' deep at the crown and with 18" of facets snow below. Photo: R. Meshew Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Gallatin, 2024-01-21 Climbers in Hyalite saw an avalanche near Solstice that happened on 01/21. This avalanche is 1' deep at the crown and with 18" of facets snow below. Photo: R. Meshew Link to Avalanche Details |
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Lionhead Range, 2024-01-21 Riders on Lionhead Ridge spotted this natural avalanche that occurred on January 21. Link to Avalanche Details |
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Lionhead Range, 2024-01-21 This natural avalanche failed the morning of January 21 on a steep slope at Lionhead. Photo: GNFAC Link to Avalanche Details |
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Island Park, 2024-01-21 A rider triggered this avalanche while side-hilling across the bottom of the slope. The rider was able to quickly turn downhill and avoid the slide. No one was caught. Photo: Anonymous Link to Avalanche Details |
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Island Park, 2024-01-21 A rider triggered this avalanche while side-hilling across the bottom of the slope. The rider was able to quickly turn downhill and avoid the slide. No one was caught. Photo: Anonymous Link to Avalanche Details |
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Cooke City, 2024-01-21 From obs: "Remote triggered a D1 avalanche from about 150’ away from below in a meadow." Photo: Noah Mattes Link to Avalanche Details |
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Cooke City, 2024-01-21 From obs: "Remote triggerd a D1 Avalanche from about 150' away. Crown was 1-2' deep. The debris ran onto an apron that was shared with a larger slope which subsequently triggered a larger D2 Avalanche that was about 100' wide with a 3'-4' crown. " Photo: B. Zavora Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Gallatin, 2024-01-21 From obs: "The crown was just over 2ft deep at its max and 150ft+ wide. The were signs of recent wind loading as we approached the bowl prior to the slide." Photo. T. Hoefler Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Gallatin, 2024-01-21 The debris of an avalanche that was triggered by skiers that was triggered 400 feet above them. The skiers were not on the path of the avalanche. Photo: T. Hoefler Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Gallatin, 2024-01-21 Photo: T. Hoefler Link to Avalanche Details |
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Northern Gallatin, 2024-01-21 Skiers triggered an avalanche on an east-facing slope at 9350ft. From obs: "The crown was just over 2ft deep at its max and 150ft+ wide. The were signs of recent wind loading as we approached the bowl prior to the slide. We did not observe any other avalanches while we were out." Photo: T. Hoefler Link to Avalanche Details |