From text message: "The attached picture is a little slide that went off when I was doing small turns on an adjacent slope. That's Beaver Slide! There was more small slides south in the trees. Heard whumphing here and there." Photo: J. Onken
From text message: "The attached picture is a little slide that went off when I was doing small turns on an adjacent slope. That's Beaver Slide! There was more small slides south in the trees. Heard whumphing here and there."
Toured up to the east ridge of Blackmore. About what you’d expect. Old snow was only about 20cms deep. Mix of crusts and facets depending on aspect. New snow from the past few days ranged from 10cms-30cms in the most wind loaded areas. Experienced whoomfing and collapsing while skinning in wind loaded areas. Very bony skiing off the lower ridge. Walked the trail back down due to lack snow.
From obs: "Lots of cracking and collapsing on skin track and ski cuts were reactive on steeper slopes. Dug on NE slope 9640'. HS 110cm ECTN 12 & ECTN 14 40cm down." Photo: R. Youngbar
Climbers in the Dribbles area of Hyalite Canyon collapsed a slab of wind-drifted snow resulting in a spider web of shooting cracks. Photo: Sam
Climbers in the Dribbles area of Hyalite Canyon collapsed a slab of wind-drifted snow resulting in a spider web of shooting cracks. Photo: Sam
Skied south of Cooke City today. LOTS of collapsing and cracking. (maybe 30 good collapses throughout the day) Felt confident that one could have easily triggered an avalanche today if they wanted to.
New snow: about 10cms more last night. Warmer temps, so the new snow was slightly upside down from the weekend's fresh snow.
ECTP2 on a west aspect at 9200'. Snowpit attached.
New/ old snow interface is the layer of primary concern. (persistent slab problem)
No avalanche activity observed.
