Other place
Northern Gallatin
Code
SS-AS-R1-D1
Latitude
45.65530
Longitude
-110.55800
Notes
Toured up around Blackmore and s cottonwood. Found an extremely reactive windslab in the afternoon. It was thin, but easily triggered and would propagate about the width of each terrain feature (20-50ft). Each slab ran the length of the slope (150-200 ft).
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
R size
1
D size
1
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
4.0 inches
Vertical Fall
200ft
Slab Width
50.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year