24-25
Alex documenting the stratigraphy on a W aspect at 8850' near the Wilderness Boundary
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Tue Feb 4, 2025
On a north aspect at 9200 ft, there were 1mm facets chained together almost 10mm long.
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Mon Feb 3, 2025
A layer of nsf's and surface hoar was failing ~10 inches deep producing easy ECTP's
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A layer of nsf's and surface hoar was failing ~10 inches deep and causing shooting cracks
A layer of nsf's and surface hoar was failing ~10 inches deep and causing shooting cracks
A layer of nsf's and surface hoar was failing ~10 inches deep and causing shooting cracks
Small wind slab avalanches near Round Lake
Round Lake
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R1-D1
Latitude
45.07450
Longitude
-109.90700
Notes
During a full day of ski touring near Round Lake, we saw about 4" of new snow. Hard to tell though because the wind was really blowing snow around. I saw two small shallow wind slab avalanches but vis was poor.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year
Round Lake, wind and new snow
Date
Activity
Skiing
During a full day of ski touring near Round Lake, we saw about 4" of new snow. Hard to tell though because the wind was really blowing snow around. I saw two small shallow wind slab avalanches but vis was poor.
Region
Cooke City
Location (from list)
Round Lake
Observer Name
Beartooth Powder Guides
Lots of wind transport filling in the skin track between laps and creating light reactive slabs ~5” deep in places (see photo) primarily out of the west but generally inconsistent in direction. Photo: E Kiesz
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Tue Feb 4, 2025