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Photo Date Advisory Date Caption
Avalanche Path Avalanche Path Mar 26, 2009 custom

This avalanche occured outside the advisory area south of Livingston.  Skiers triggered this slide as they descended the adjacent slope which has a 30 deg slope angle.
Fractured Slope Fractured Slope Mar 26, 2009 custom

Skiers initiated this fracture on a slope with a thin snowpack just outside the advisory area and south of Livingston. They wisely skied this 30 degree slope for their first run because the...

Radiation Recrystallized Facets Radiation Recrystallized Facets Mar 12, 2009 custom

These facets may be a future weak layer.  They form when solar radiation heats upper layers of the snowpack, but the surface of the snowpack emits long wave radiation to a clear sky and...

Far north and west of Lionhead Far north and west of Lionhead Mar 10, 2009 custom

This avalanche likely released on faceted snow 2 feet under the surface during the weekend.
Lionhead Snow Pit Lionhead Snow Pit Mar 10, 2009 custom

Weak, faceted snow at the ground is still fracturing clean in our stability tests.  Three feet of wind blown snow was added in in 6 days.
Northern Bridgers-Throne Avalanche Northern Bridgers-Throne Avalanche Mar 10, 2009 custom

This avalanche likely released over the weekend after Sunday's storm.  It may have been skier triggered.  It was on the Throne (aka. First Flatiron) in the northern Bridgers.
Avalanche on Lone Peak Avalanche on Lone Peak Mar 7, 2009 custom

The Moonlight Basin Ski Patrol triggered this avalanche on north facing, wind loaded terrain with explosives.  As the slide ran downhill it triggered a larger avalanche that ran on facets...

Argentina Bowl Avalanche Argentina Bowl Avalanche Mar 7, 2009 custom

This natural avalanche occured just south of Saddle Peak in the Bridger Range Friday night/Saturday morning. Notice the trees and rocks this avalanche ran through. The debris hit a bench and piled...

Bridger Peak Avalanches Bridger Peak Avalanches Mar 7, 2009 custom

One of these natural avalanches occured sometime Friday and one occured later that night or early Saturday morning. The slide on right ran nearly 1500 ft. Photo: T Saracelli
Yellowmule Crown Yellowmule Crown Mar 5, 2009 custom

This avalanche released when someone walked onto a cornice that broke.  The person and cornice triggered the slide.  It ran approx 2'deep, 75' wide and 100' vertical.