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Triggered from a ski cut on 3/14/22. Photo: T. Rider

Skiers on the East face of Mt. Blackmore triggered this slab avalanche while ski cutting the slope. The avalanche broke 50' below the skier. Photo: T. Rider

From obs: "The slide was triggered Monday afternoon by us climbing up the slightly lower angle slope to the left.  It was an East facing slope at 9400’ above Muddy Creek drainage. We triggered lots of sluff slides in the new snow.  This small wind slab was the most significant action we got or saw all day, however, we mostly stayed well away from obviously loaded steep terrain."  

Natural avalanche on wind-loaded slope on Crown Butte near Cooke City, likely occurred 3/13/22. Photo: GNFAC

Natural avalanche that occurred early on 3/14/22 on Scotch Bonnet Mtn. near Cooke City. Photo: GNFAC

Obs. 3/13/22: "Numerous 10-12" SS remote triggered avalanches on anything steep enough to slide where the new snow fell on solar crust. Photo [is] the cliffs on the north side of Companion Lake as you leave the lake heading for the wilderness boundary. Had not avalanched on the way out in the morning, noticed the avalanche on the way back this afternoon. " Photo: L. DeMarcus

From email: "I noticed these small breaks all over the zone along with cracking near them. Easily triggered as well as lots of natural breaks." S. Strenge

A skier reported triggering and getting caught in an avalanche that broke widely across "Wyoming Bowl" in the backcountry outside of Big Sky Resort. The avalanche dragged the skier over rocks and thankfully he is walking away with only bruises. Photo: Anonymous

A skier reported triggering and getting caught in an avalanche that broke widely across "Wyoming Bowl" in the backcountry outside of Big Sky Resort. The avalanche dragged the skier over rocks and thankfully he is walking away with only bruises. Photo: Anonymous

From email 3/13/22: "Noticed these small breaks all over the zone [on 3/12/22], mostly on south facing slopes, along with cracking near them. Easily triggered as well as lots of natural breaks. This one was just west of round lake, south facing:" Photo: S. Strenge

From email 3/12/22: "Hi there, just wanted to send you guys a neat pic of the climb, Code Red in Flanders from today 3/12. There was ice debris several hundred meters downslope from the pillar, which broke off at some point..." Photo: C. Robinson

From obs 3/12/22: "Upon descending a ~35 degree slope, I (the snowboarder) kicked loose a wind slab that propagated 100 feet wide, 8 inch deep (max, 4 inches at edges) wind slab that traveled approximately 300 feet (entire slope over 30 degrees) before settling in 2 debris fields, each about 30’ wide and with a maximum of 2’ depth. No one was swept by the debris/buried/injured."

From obs 3/12/22: "Upon descending a ~35 degree slope, I (the snowboarder) kicked loose a wind slab that propagated 100 feet wide, 8 inch deep (max, 4 inches at edges) wind slab that traveled approximately 300 feet (entire slope over 30 degrees) before settling in 2 debris fields, each about 30’ wide and with a maximum of 2’ depth. No one was swept by the debris/buried/injured."

From obs 3/12/22: "Upon descending a ~35 degree slope, I (the snowboarder) kicked loose a wind slab that propagated 100 feet wide, 8 inch deep (max, 4 inches at edges) wind slab that traveled approximately 300 feet (entire slope over 30 degrees) before settling in 2 debris fields, each about 30’ wide and with a maximum of 2’ depth. No one was swept by the debris/buried/injured."

Skiers remote triggered a soft slab on a S facing slope... Broke about 8 inches deep on the melt-freeze crust. Photo: J. Mundt

On 3/12/22 near Cooke City we saw many natural and snowmobiler triggered avalanches that broke 6-10" deep. Snow over the past week fell on a hard melt-freeze crust. Last night, 4" of new snow with moderate wind created unstable wind slabs that broke wide on the buried crust. Photo: GNFAC

On 3/12/22 near Cooke City we saw many natural and snowmobiler triggered avalanches that broke 6-10" deep. Snow over the past week fell on a hard melt-freeze crust. Last night, 4" of new snow with moderate wind created unstable wind slabs that broke wide on the buried crust. Photo: GNFAC

On 3/12/22 near Cooke City we saw many natural and snowmobiler triggered avalanches that broke 6-10" deep. Snow over the past week fell on a hard melt-freeze crust. Last night, 4" of new snow with moderate wind created unstable wind slabs that broke wide on the buried crust. Photo: GNFAC

On 3/12/22 near Cooke City we saw many natural and snowmobiler triggered avalanches that broke 6-10" deep. Snow over the past week fell on a hard melt-freeze crust. Last night, 4" of new snow with moderate wind created unstable wind slabs that broke wide on the buried crust. Photo: GNFAC

On 3/12/22 near Cooke City we saw many natural and snowmobiler triggered avalanches that broke 6-10" deep. Snow over the past week fell on a hard melt-freeze crust. Last night, 4" of new snow with moderate wind created unstable wind slabs that broke wide on the buried crust. Photo: GNFAC