A skier got a collapse and crack in Lick Creek. The collapse has sizeable displacement which is indicative of a very thick and unstable weak layer. Photo: W. Casper
Natural avalanche that ran during or prior to storm morning of 1/5/21. An Avalanche Warning was issued that morning.
Natural avalanche that ran during or prior to storm morning of 1/5/21. Photo: GNFAC
Natural avalanche on Saddle Peak that ran during a heavy snow storm the morning of 1/5/21. Photo: GNFAC
A Custer Gallatin NF Snow Ranger saw a crown line under the rock band on Lionhead Ridge.
On Jan 6, GNFAC forecaster's saw debris below the ridgeline in two paths, but didn't have enough visibility to get more info about the slides.
"This morning we had volunteers who were grooming the bear creek cross-country ski trails above Jardine NE of Gardiner in the southern Absarokas outside the forecast area. They witnessed a couple of roadcut slopes above the trail that triggered as they passed by or had recently occurred. Slides were roughly 18" deep and occurred at 7,200 feet elevation."
"This morning we had volunteers who were grooming the bear creek cross-country ski trails above Jardine NE of Gardiner in the southern Absarokas outside the forecast area. They witnessed a couple of roadcut slopes above the trail that triggered as they passed by or had recently occurred. Slides were roughly 18" deep and occurred at 7,200 feet elevation."
"This morning we had volunteers who were grooming the bear creek cross-country ski trails above Jardine NE of Gardiner in the southern Absarokas outside the forecast area. They witnessed a couple of roadcut slopes above the trail that triggered as they passed by or had recently occurred. Slides were roughly 18" deep and occurred at 7,200 feet elevation."
The crown line of this natural avalanche was seen near the summit of Saddle Peak. It likely broke in the morning of Jan 5 during the snowstorm that dropped .8" SWE and prompted an Avalanche Warning.
Three natural avalanches seen on Fan Mountain from Big Sky Ski Resort
