Buck Ridge
Northern Madison
Code
SS-AM-R2-D1-I
Elevation
8000
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.17190
Longitude
-111.38000
Notes
We rode through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Yellowmule. Measured 13” of new snow with 0.6” SWE in 1st Yellowmule at 10 am. This brought the two day snow total to approximately 20”. Snowed all day with varying intensity and there were strong west winds along the ridge.
Visibility wasn’t great, but we saw most of the avalanche terrain in the Yellowmules. ..... saw a very small snowmobile triggered avalanche on a roadcut on the way out (6-12 inches deep, ~20 ft wide) that broke on facets in the thin snowpack.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
R size
2
D size
1
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness
12.0 inches
Vertical Fall
50ft
Slab Width
50.00ft
Weak Layer Grain type
Faceted Crystals
Slab Layer Grain Type
Precipitation Particles
Attached Videos
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year