From obs. 2/27/22: "Shooting cracks in a thin wind slab on a ridge crest. The slab was small but the collapse was abrupt and propagated 20 feet." Photo: J. Taylor
From obs 2/27/22: "Skied Flanders mountain today. Dug a snowpit on a SE facing 24 deg slope at 9700 feet. ECTN24 30cm down on a layer of facets just under an ice crust. Snow above the ice crust was 4F- at most and not hard enough for anything to propagate. Winds were moderate and gusty, transporting a decent amount of snow but not really forming any slabs other than at the ridgeline. I triggered a shallow 2-3cm deep windslab about 20 feet wide just below the ridgeline. I was not on a steep slope, so it barely moved.... didn't see any other signs of instability." Photo: M. Lavery
Photo is of a slide that was triggered by a skier on 2/26/22 on Rob's Knob near Lulu Pass. We saw 3 other similar sized slides on 2/27/22 while riding between Lulu Pass and Goose Creek.
This slide was triggered by a sledder on 2/26/22 around 1pm near Goose Creek outside Cooke City.
We saw this avalanche the afternoon of 2/27/22, on a north facing slope on Sheep Mtn. near Cooke City. It appeared less than 24 hours old and likely snowmobile triggered.
We saw this avalanche the afternoon of 2/27/22, on a north-northwest facing slope on Sheep Mtn. near Cooke City. It appeared less than 24 hours old and likely snowmobile triggered. Photo: GNFAC
We saw this avalanche the afternoon of 2/27/22, on a north facing slope on Sheep Mtn. near Cooke City. It appeared less than 24 hours old and likely snowmobile triggered. Photo: GNFAC
