From e-mail: "At Hyalite Lake we looked to our right at a slope (ea
Skiers saw an avalanche that released shortly after the New Year's storm cycle. From the email: "Snow was good below tree line and was nuked by the wind above tree line. Lots of variability. At Hyalite Lake we looked to our right at a slope (east facing?) and there was an avalanche that probably released 2 to 4 days ago. See attached photo. Probably 1 to 1.5 ft crown. Didn’t run far. We kept our slope angles less than 30 degrees and dug up above the lake. ECTN 22 about 40 cm down. WindWind slab new snow on small facets." Photo: K. Birkeland
We rode into Cabin Creek behind Sage Peak (via Taylor Fork) and found 2.5' of snow. The lower half was weak, sugary and unsupportive. The upper half was a slab of recent snow that collapsed with moderate force (ECTP 11). Our sled's tracks easily broke through 2.5' of snow to the ground, a sign of poor snowpack structure. Photo: GNFAC
Multiple avalanches released on wind-loaded slopes in the Bridger Range south of Bridger Bowl. The largest propagated a few hundred feet wide on Bridger Peak. Smaller slabs released in the Pinnacles and in Argentina bowl. Photo: A. Schauer
Multiple avalanches released on wind-loaded slopes in the Bridger Range south of Bridger Bowl. The largest propagated a few hundred feet wide on Bridger Peak. Smaller slabs released in the Pinnacles and in Argentina bowl.
From email on 1/3/19: "On [January] 2nd, there were 4 older natural avalanches on N slopes in the Alowe basin as well as 1 recent avalanche below the NW ccouloir I've attached a pic of an older sslideon the SW aaspectof elephant. I also got some collapsing as I skinned up the south side of the bmor/elephant saddle on the 3rd."
This older crown was observed on January 2 or 3 below the SW aspect of Elephant Mtn. in Hyalite. Photo: J. Castle
