submitted to us via IG: "triggered this large wind slab below Bridger Lift this morning [11/18]. It propagated quite a ways."
Small wind slab avalanches (both natural and skier triggered) along the Bridger ridge and in Beehive Basin.
See obs:
From obs: "triggered a small wind slab in sluice box today. this was not a surprise as all of the wind loaded areas had shown cracking and instability on the way up. though these other areas exhibited the same instability, this little pocket in sluice was the only spot steep enough to run."
submitted to us via IG: "triggered this large wind slab below Bridger Lift this morning [11/18]. It propagated quite a ways."
From obs: "triggered a small wind slab in sluice box today. this was not a surprise as all of the wind loaded areas had shown cracking and instability on the way up. though these other areas exhibited the same instability, this little pocket in sluice was the only spot steep enough to run. wanted to stop and measure slope angle but the dog was getting cold"
Photo: J. Armer
triggered a small wind slab in sluice box today. this was not a surprise as all of the wind loaded areas had shown cracking and instability on the way up. though these other areas exhibited the same instability, this little pocket in sluice was the only spot steep enough to run. wanted to stop and measure slope angle but the dog was getting cold
Toured into upper beehive with intentions of riding some steeper terrain. Widespread wind buff, observed small natural wind slabs that released, seemed isolated to south facing slopes from the recent north winds. Wide spread shooting cracks, however nothing seemed to propagate and slide on small test slopes.
snow depth varied from 20cm to 100+cm,
generally filled in
kept our terrain simple
@5am ridgetop temps -5F to -10F
18-24” new snow at Lick Creek area
Not much wind. Cold
No instability noted
Supportable base (unlike usual for this time of year)
