Wheeler Mountain
Northern Gallatin
Code
SS-AS-R1-D1.5-O
Latitude
45.50970
Longitude
-111.08200
Notes
From obs: "Skied into to a pillow of snow. I think it started as just sluff but then broke off an avalanche. It was not wide but the crown is estimated at 2 feet. It was not moving fast and I just dug into the bed surface and slowly moved out of it. I was the second skier. The first skiers track did not go as deep as mine. failed on weak facets at the base of a steep roll over."
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
R size
1
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year