Cornice triggered avalanche north of Mt. Blackmore
From an email:
From an email:
A falling cornice triggered a large slide in the wet snow on an east facing slope up Hyalite. It was north of Mt. Blackmore and west of History Rock. Photo: R. Parsons
A falling cornice triggered a large slide in the wet snow on an east facing slope up Hyalite. It was north of Mt. Blackmore and west of History Rock. Photo: R. Parsons
A google earth view of the cornice triggered location,
45.4626N, -111,0219W 8766'Photo: R. Parsons
From email: "[Near Mill Creek] We saw a natural wet slab that had released recently on a nw slope at around 7000’ (WS-N-R1-D1.5-G). Also got a big collapse on a sw aspect at about 7500’ on a moist layer of 4mm depth hoar. HS was only about 50cm where I got the collapse. Overall the snow was some wet hot garbage on all aspects,..."
Separate email: "Photo attached of some wet loose avy activity observed today just west of Cooke City (south aspect, around 8200'). Overall though, minimal wet avalanche activity observed with this significant warm up. No additional slab avalanche activity observed this week,..."
From obs.: "photo of “Avalanche Peak” just south of Lava Lake driving north on HWY 191, all likely from yesterday (3/6)." Photo: S. Jonas
Numerous small wet loose avalanches on 3/6/2020.
S. Gallatins - from email: "Five small wet slides across the big sky trail in Buffalo Horn this afternoon. The biggest was probably 120’ long and 50’ wide."
Bridgers - "Saw some small avalanche activity. A few wet loose on east to south aspects... Wet loose activity I saw was D1 on Bridger peak from below high cliffs. 2x D1.5s in Argentina Bowl. and 2-3 other D1s near the Throne. Largest was on the Hollywood Wall in Frazier where I saw a debris pile of D2 size, but can’t tell if it was loose or slab."
S. Madisons - "Slopes across from Bacon Rind. 8 or so natural D1 wet slides. Points releases to small wet slabs."
Point releases across highway from Bacon Rind. 3/6/2020.
Photo: GNFAC
Point releases across the highway from Bacon Rind. 3/6/2020
Photo: GNFAC