Buck Ridge
Northern Madison
Code
SS-N-R2-D2-I
Elevation
9400
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.17190
Longitude
-111.38000
Notes
On January 28 we rode along Buck Ridge... Visibility wasn’t great, but we saw most of the avalanche terrain in the Yellowmules. Saw one avalanche along the 2nd Yellowmule headwall that broke 100-150 ft wide just under the new snow (maybe 1-2 ft deep, it was hard to tell)....
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness
16.0 inches
Vertical Fall
200ft
Slab Width
150.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year