Taylor Fork
Southern Madison
Code
HS-AMu-R2-D2-O
Elevation
8800
Aspect
NW
Latitude
44.97720
Longitude
-111.28600
Notes
A group of riders saw Mark at the gas station and shared that they had triggered a 4' deep slide in a small pocket in Sunlight Basin of the Taylor Fork area. It was in an area with a relatively shallower snowpack, and broke on weak snow near the bottom of the snowpack. The rider that triggered it was going uphill and got stuck shortly after and noted the snowpack was much deeper there.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Slab
Slab Thickness
36.0 inches
Vertical Fall
100ft
Slab Width
50.00ft
Attached Videos
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year