22-23

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Recent heavy snowfall has created dangerous avalanche conditions and human triggered avalanches are likely. The mountains near Bozeman and Big Sky received 2-4 feet of snow since Wednesday (2-4” of snow water equivalent), and an avalanche warning was issued on the last two days. The warning expired today, but the snowpack is still unstable with a variety of buried weak layers. Over the last two days, people reported many large natural and human-triggered avalanches:&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the Bridger Range skiers </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27850"><span><span><span><strong><span>… triggered a slide near Fairy Lake</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, and a skier heard the rumbling of a </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27863"><span><span><span><strong><span>… natural avalanche north of Bridger</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>In Hyalite, skiers reported </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27876"><span><span><span><strong><span>… near Mt. Blackmore</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>,&nbsp;a </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27878"><span><span><span><strong><span>… avalanche up Little Bear</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, and on Friday a skier in Lick Creek triggered a large slide (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27838"><span><span><span><strong><span>…;).</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Near Big Sky we saw natural and rider triggered slides on Friday (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27833"><span><span><span><strong><span>… Ridge observation</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>).</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Near West Yellowstone and Cooke City, 1-3 feet of new snow (1-2” of snow water equivalent) did not cause an avalanche warning, but created similarly dangerous conditions as shown by reports of many large natural avalanches:</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skiers and riders near Cooke City saw large slides near Daisy Pass (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27873"><span><span><span><strong><span>…;) and up Republic Creek (</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27872"><span><span><span><strong><span>… and details</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>).</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Yesterday Doug and I looked at a fresh avalanche in Taylor Fork which broke on weak facets and surface hoar up to 2.5’ deep and 750’ wide&nbsp;(</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5_B8ekDO-8"><span><span><span><strong>…;, </span></span></strong></span></span></span><a href="http://www.mtavalanche.com/node/27855"><span><span><span><strong><span>… and photos</span></span></u></span></strong></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>), and we saw many natural avalanches that broke 1-2’ deep in the new snow.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Similar avalanches can be triggered today, would have large consequences, and can be triggered on steep slopes or from lower angle terrain below steep slopes. Until the snowpack has adjusted to this recent storm, your safest plan is to avoid travel in avalanche terrain. Today, large human-triggered avalanches are likely and avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Recent heavy snowfall has created dangerous avalanche conditions and human triggered avalanches are likely. Today, large avalanches can be triggered on steep slopes or from lower angle terrain below steep slopes. Until the snowpack has adjusted to this recent storm, your safest plan is to avoid travel in avalanche terrain.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>