Natural avalanches on Wheeler Mtn, N. Gallatin

Wheeler Mountain
Northern Gallatin
Code
SS-N-R3-D2
Elevation
8000
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.50970
Longitude
-111.08200
Notes

"Noted two SS-D1.5/2 naturals (presuming based on lack of any sort of tracks) on Wheeler, typical spots for these conditions, both SE aspect around 8000'."

Dave Zinn dug a snowpit lookers right of the slides in the next path on Wednesday, 2/5, a couple days before the storm. He found weak snow that was ready to avalanche.

Number of slides
2
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
3
D size
2
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year