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Small windslab triggered on approach for inspection. Failure interface had 5 mm Surface Hoar. Soft slab, remote propagation onto the adjacent slope. Debris covered about half of the road bed.

Photo: J Hambelton 

Small windslab triggered on approach for inspection. Failure interface had 5 mm Surface Hoar. Soft slab, remote propagation onto the adjacent slope. Debris covered about half of the road bed.

Photo: J Hambelton

Small windslab triggered on approach for inspection. Failure interface had 5 mm Surface Hoar. Soft slab, remote propagation onto the adjacent slope. Debris covered about half of the road bed.

Photo: J Hambelton

 Found preserved buried surface hoar approximately 15-20cms below the snow surface. 

Photo: Beartooth Mountain Guides 

On December 15th, 2024 at 12:09 p.m., a skier in open ski area terrain was caught and buried by an avalanche in the Papa Bear region below Bridger Gully. The skier was, who was with a partner, was buried just below the snow surface and was able to punch a hole up through the top of the snow. The skier's partner and other members of the skiing public responded quickly and were able to extricate the uninjured skier.

Although rare, inbounds avalanches may happen and are defined in the skier's responsibility code as an inherent risk of skiing, even within ski area boundaries. This is a reminder of the importance of skiing and riding with a partner, especially in deep snow conditions. Photo: Bridger Bowl

Gusty winds transporting snow in Taylor Fork on Saturday. Triggered a 4-5 inch deep wind slab that propagated about 50 ft at the top of a north east facing slope at 9,500 ft.

Photo: JP

Photo: Anonymous

Photo: H Darby

Photo: H Darby

Photo: H Darby

Photo: H Darby

Ice gullies snowpack

Photo: GNFAC

Snowpit on the Mt Blackmore 

Photo: GNFAC

Surface hoar stripe in snowpit near Cooke. 

Photo: GNFAC

We skied near Lulu Pass and dug a pit on a northeast facing slope at 9,500'. There was 6-8" of low density new snow on top of a thick layer of surface hoar (10-16mm, photos attached). Photo: GNFAC

Drifted snow at Bradley Meadow

Photo: GNFAC

Light winds below treeline had little to effect on the snow in the history rock meadows. It was clearly blowing up high, with exposed nw faces stripped of snow and active transport visible off of Blackmore. Photo: W Hubbard 

Noticed this natural avalanche on 12/8. East facing slope, ~9500 feet, Hayden Creek above Ripcurl area. Photo: J. Mundt

8" of new snow at the Grotto Falls TH. Photo: GNFAC

We are grateful for our partnership with the Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. It is always a good time to get out in the field with our education coordinator, Shannon. Photo: GNFAC