Explosive Triggered Wind Slabs at Big Sky Resort

Big Sky Resort
Northern Madison
Code
SS-AE-D2
Latitude
45.27600
Longitude
-111.43600
Notes

Big Sky Resort Ski Patrol reported triggering wind slab avalanches up to 1 ft deep below alpine ridgelines using explosives during avalanche mitigation work on 11/25/2021. Some of the slides broke down into older snow.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
An explosive thrown or placed on or under the snow surface by hand
D size
2
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year