This naturally triggered avalanche likely happened Tuesday morning. Strong wind loaded slopes and made huge cornices. Photo: GNFAC
The winds blew the new new into wind slabs that avalanched naturally yesterday. This photo was taken at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday (3/10) by Evan Schock.
Observations from Bridger Ski Patrol:
"At 10:30 am natural avalanches were reported Between the Peaks of Saddle, in Argentina Bowl, and on Bridger Peak. At 11am a solo skier trigger an avalanche on the north peak of Saddle with a cornice drop. Shortly after, skier triggered avalanches were reported to the north, in Peter's Point, and Barny and Gibbs."
From a skier:
"Really touchy windslab formation throughout the day. 6-12 in slabs running on freeze crust."
Today in Hyalite there was roughly 5" new snow. It quickly lost cohesion when the sun came out and many size 1 dry and wet loose came off of steep rocky areas. I did not observe anything larger. Yesterday I observed a cornice fall on an E aspect of Mt. Bole around 9500 ft that probably occurred on 3/6. It ran several hundred meters downhill, entrained some surface snow, and appeared to trigger a size 2 slab when it encountered steeper terrain. That being said I was at G1 so I didn't really get a good look at it.
Dry loose avalanches on Blackmore. The snow stayed surprisingly cold and dry throughout the day.
Dry loose avalanches on Blackmore. The snow stayed surprisingly cold and dry throughout the day. Photo: R Rustigian
