A recent skier triggered avalanche at Bridger Bowl in Lower Super couloir.
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Riders in Taylor Fork saw natural avalanches on Saturday, 12/9 Photo: W. Sanzone
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Sun Dec 10, 2023
Riders in Taylor Fork saw natural avalanches on Saturday, 12/9 Photo: W. Sanzone
Instability in Beehive Basin
From email: "My partner and I skinned up, along the national forest boundary signs just northeast of the north fork trail junction. We had some thoughts about going into middle basin, but before even digging any pits we got a substantial whoomph. I dug a pit on the NE side of the ridge splitting beehive and middle basin around. 9200 ft, I didn’t get propagation or any fracture, the column just mushed down. My partner dug a pit about 20 ft higher and closer to the ridge top, he got an ectp13, it propagated on a crusty layer that was on top of faceted angular grained snow that was on the ground. I dug a pit on the opposite side of the ridge, SW aspect. Did 2 ect tests, I got a fracture only on the first, got ectp17 on the second."
Skiers saw widespread cracking while skiing on 12/09. Photo: C. Von Avis
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Mon Dec 11, 2023
Natural Avalanches in Taylor Fork
Riders in Taylor Fork saw natural avalanches on Saturday, 12/9
Skier Triggered Avalanche at Bridger Bowl
From email: "Solo skier that released a small pocket of snow at the bottom of Super Couloir - he was not caught and it was just the recent new snow and it didn't run far."
Natural activity in Beehive Basin
From IG: Natural activity in Beehive Basin