Northern Gallatin

Avalanche on Blackmore

Mt Blackmore
Northern Gallatin
Code
WL-N-R1-D2-O
Elevation
9900
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.44570
Longitude
-111.00400
Notes

From obs. (10/21): "Was out alpine climbing today and observed the north face of Blackmore had slid already."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness
8.0 inches
Vertical Fall
420ft
Slab Width
69.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year

Wet slide on Blackmore

Date
Activity
Ice Climbing

Was out alpine climbing today and observed the north face of Blackmore had slid already.

Region
Southern Gallatin
Location (from list)
Mt Blackmore

Snow on Washburn

Date
Region
Northern Gallatin
Location (from list)
Mt Washburn

From obs 5/7/23: "Natural R3-4, D4 ripped out a large chunk of the south face of Wilson during the last warm period I would assume. Debris everywhere and one large boat-sized pile even scoured a path further down than the rest of the debris. Looked to be a mix of wet loose and wet slab release from high up. Alpha angle at the bottom of the debris was 25 degrees" Photo: C. Ellingson

Northern Madison, 2023-05-09

From Big Sky Ski Patrol: "Temps remained a little cooler than yesterday and generally topped out in the mid 40’s F. That didn’t stop the free water from moving
and continuing to destabilize the snowpack, primarily on solar aspects below 10,000’. Near full depth to full depth wet loose avalanches continued to naturally release in what was left of the A-Z’s as well as LRT which had not seen any activity yesterday." Photo: BSSP

Northern Madison, 2023-04-12