WE facing snow at 8100 ft Cabin Ck
Trip Planning for Cooke City Area
Primary Problem: Persistent Slab
Bottom Line: Triggering an avalanche on a wind loaded slope is the primary concern today. Watch out for wind drifts on steep slopes and either avoid them or carefully assess the snowpack beneath them before proceeding.Past 5 Days
Fri Nov 22
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Mon Nov 25
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Wed Nov 27
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Fri Nov 29
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Today
Moderate
Moderate
Relevant Avalanche Activity
Cooke City
Henderson Mountain
Localized cracking and collapsing on Mt. Henderson
Henderson Mountain
Elevation: 9,700
Aspect: SW
Coordinates: 45.0524, -109.9450
Caught: 0 ; Buried: 0
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Elevation: 9,700
Aspect: SW
Coordinates: 45.0524, -109.9450
Caught: 0 ; Buried: 0
Localized collapsing and cracking yesterday on the upper slopes of Mt. Henderson, SW aspects. HS ranged from about 30-75cms.
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Relevant Photos
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SE facing snow Cabin Creek
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N facing snow Cabin Creek, 9000 ft
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Big Sky Ski Patrol triggered this avalanche during mitigation work in The Wave on 11/26/24... "2-3' deep on an ice crust just above the ground with a 2# shot in the Upper rodeo. Volume was limited as most of the snow was loaded just underneath the cornice, but still produced a sizeable size 2... Other paths in the Lenin region ran meaty wind slabs, full track with no significant step downs." Photo: BSSP
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Cracking on old, faceted, October snow hundreds of feet long. North facing near treeline. Photo: BSSP
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Intentional, human-triggered avalanche by a ski patrol breaking at the ground on a north facing slope near treeline. Photo: BSSP
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View looking south towards the Pyramid. Photo: J. Negri
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Photo: J. Negri
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Evidence of cross loading on Sheep Mountain. Photo: J. Negri
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Snowpit at Bridger Bowl on 11/5. Photo: B. VandenBos
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From e-mail: "Photo attached from near top of hyalite peak, 11/2. Cracking in recent hard wind slab, I had to really jump hard to make this. Walked on many other hard slabs that were well bonded. Highly variable snowpack. I think you'd be most likely to get into trouble by popping out a small hard slab pocket like this and getting magic carpeted into some thinly covered terrain." Photo: B. VandenBos
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Screenshots of webcams throughout the forecast area show new snow and snow cover on November 1.
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From obs: "1-3 mm faceting in front of the Montage. Clear skys and mid 20 temps"
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On October 17, rain turned to snow and blanketed the mountains of southwest Montana with a fresh coat of snow. Photo: Yellowstone Club Webcam
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On October 17, rain turned to snow and blanketed the mountains of southwest Montana with a fresh coat of snow. Photo: Bridger Bowl Webcams
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The 26th annual fundraiser for the Friends of the GNFAC is October 25 at the Emerson Cultural Center. More info and tickets at: https://events.eventgroove.com/event/Powder-Blast-2024-101627
WebCams
Soda Butte Lodge, looking West
Soda Butte Lodge, looking East
Weather Stations- Cooke City Area
Weather Forecast Cooke City Area
Extended Forecast for2 Miles NNE Cooke City MT
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 28 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 35 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
The Last Word
Bridger Bowl has backcountry conditions and there are no ski patrol services. Please steer clear of snowmaking equipment, chairlifts and snowmobiles, and respect posted signage, while they set up for the season.