Northern Gallatin

Natural activity up buck ridge

Date
Activity
Snowmobiling

Lots of natural activity up buck ridge. The one photoed looked like it popped off this morning. Most activity we saw seemed to be on northern facing aspects

Region
Northern Gallatin
Location (from list)
Buck Ridge
Observer Name
McCoy Forbes

4 remote triggered avalanches in Portal Creek

Portal Creek
Northern Gallatin
Code
SS-AMr
Latitude
45.28900
Longitude
-111.14100
Notes

From facebook on 2/16/24: "Rode up Portal creek today ... We triggered 4 avalanches with the farthest one being 300 yards away. The one in the photo was the scariest one. We were playing below the windy pass hillclimb and the chute next to it let go. We had a sledder almost get caught in it, but thankfully everyone was ok. It's scary out there!"

Number of slides
4
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year

From facebook: "Rode up Portal creek today... We triggered 4 avalanches with the farthest one being 300 yards away. The one in the photo was the scariest one. We were playing below the windy pass hillclimb and the chute next to it let go. We had a sledder almost get caught in it, but thankfully everyone was ok. It's scary out there!"

Northern Gallatin, 2024-02-17

Triggered 4 avalanches up Portal Creek

Date
Activity
Snowmobiling

From facebook: "Rode up Portal creek today. Meadows were killer! We had first tracks all the way back to Windy Pass. We triggered 4 avalanches with the farthest one being 300 yards away. The one in the photo was the scariest one. We were playing below the windy pass hillclimb and the chute next to it let go. We had a sledder almost get caught in it, but thankfully everyone was ok. It's scary out there!"

Region
Northern Gallatin
Location (from list)
Portal Creek

Whumpfs and a Natural Avalanche in Flanders

Flanders Creek
Northern Gallatin
Code
N
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.44020
Longitude
-110.93100
Notes

From obs: "Skied the whitebark glade on Flanders and got several whumpfs at the mid and upper elevations. Light overnight and continued wind loading. There was a recent avalanche that appeared to be a wind slab with decent propogation on a north facing rocky slope. Visibility was too poor to get a good look or photo. "

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Trigger
Natural trigger
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year

Whumpfs in Flanders

Date
Activity
Skiing

Skied the whitebark glade on Flanders and got several whumpfs at the mid and upper elevations. Light overnight and continued wind loading. There was a recent avalanche that appeared to be a wind slab with decent propogation on a north facing rocky slope. Visibility was too poor to get a good look or photo. 

Region
Northern Gallatin
Location (from list)
Flanders Creek
Observer Name
Florence Miller

Whumpfing on Little Ellis

Mt Ellis
Northern Gallatin
Code
Elevation
7000
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.60190
Longitude
-110.96500
Notes

From obs: "Got a whumph descending the ridge from little Ellis on the ENE facing slope just below the ridge around 7000'."

Number of slides
0
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Red Flag
Advisory Year