Archived Advisories

Below is a list of advisories in reverse chronological order.
Advisory Date Attached images Attached Videos Snowpack and Avalanche Discussion
Feb 3, 2012
Mark Staples
Mt Abundance Avalanche Crown
Mt Abundance Avalanche
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The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke City:

Yesterday, Eric...

Feb 2, 2012
Mark Staples
Bacon Rind Crack
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The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke City:

Teaching an advanced...

Feb 1, 2012
Doug Chabot
Northern Gallatin Range
Bacon Rind Crack
Avalanche Near Cooke City
Bacon Rind Instability View

The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke City:

The...

Jan 31, 2012
Doug Chabot
Avalanche Near Cooke City
Natural Avalanche - Cooke City
Yellow Mtn Snowpit2
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The mountains around Cooke City:

Cooke City has received snow showers 11 out of the last 14 days.  After a measly four inch snowfall on Saturday night...

Jan 30, 2012
Eric Knoff
Avalanche Near Cooke City
Natural Avalanche - Cooke City
Yellow Mtn Snowpit2
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The mountains around Cooke City:

The mountains around Cooke City have a layer of facets buried 2-3 feet deep that can be found on many slopes (...

Jan 29, 2012
Eric Knoff
Natural Avalanche - Cooke City
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 The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and mountains around Cooke City:

The...

Jan 28, 2012
Mark Staples
Natural Avalanche - Cooke City
Yellow Mountain
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The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone, and the mountains around Cooke City:

The weakest and most...

Jan 27, 2012
Mark Staples
Yellow Mountain
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The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, and the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone:

The weakest and most unstable snowpack exists in the...

Jan 26, 2012
Mark Staples
Natural Avalanche - Lionhead
Bear Basin
The Throne - Northern Bridgers
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The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and mountains around Cooke City:

The snowpack in the southern...

Jan 25, 2012
Doug Chabot
Natural Avalanche - Lionhead
Avalanches at Lulu Pass
Bear Basin
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The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and mountains around Cooke City:

The southern...

Jan 24, 2012
Doug Chabot
Avalanches at Lulu Pass
The Throne - Northern Bridgers
Natural Avalanche Cooke City
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The southern Madison and southern Gallatin Ranges, Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and mountains around Cooke City:

Even though...

Jan 23, 2012
Eric Knoff
The Throne - Northern Bridgers
Natural Avalanche Cooke City
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The Southern Madison Range, Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and mountains around Cooke City:

Yesterday's calm weather allowed the snowpack to take a...

Jan 22, 2012
Eric Knoff
Natural Avalanche Cooke City
Avalanche Southern Madison Range
Avalanche Southern Madison Range
Natural Avalanche Cooke City 21 Jan 2012 View

The Southern Madison Range and Lionhead area near West Yellowstone:

In the southern Madison Range and Lionhead area near West Yellowstone heavy snowfall...

Jan 21, 2012
Eric Knoff
Avalanche Southern Madison Range
Cabin Creek Snowpit Photo
Sympathetic Slide - Middle/Bear Basin
Multiple Weak Layers - Middle Basin
Town Hill Avalanche
Lionhead Ridge Avalanche
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The Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke City:

Near West Yellowstone and Cooke City, the story is simple....

Jan 20, 2012
Mark Staples
Town Hill Avalanche
Lionhead Ridge Avalanche
Southern Madison Range
Unstable Southern Madison View

The Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke City:

Near West Yellowstone and Cooke City, the story is simple. Heavy snowfall...

Jan 19, 2012
Mark Staples
Buck Ridge
Bridger Range: Still Weak View

The Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke City:

In the last 24 hours the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains...

Jan 18, 2012
Doug Chabot
Buck Ridge
Bridger Range: Still Weak View

The mountains around Cooke City:

There are two basic truths about Cooke City: it snows and it’s windy.  Seven inches fell with winds tearing across...

Jan 17, 2012
Doug Chabot
N of Dwaynes
Cabin Creek Snowpit
Buck Ridge
Bridger Range: Still Weak View

The Bridger, Madison and Gallatin Ranges, the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone, and the mountains around Cooke City:

Yesterday, my partner and I skied...

Jan 16, 2012
Eric Knoff
Cabin Creek
Buck Ridge
Buck Ridge 1st Yellow Mule
Wind vs. non wind-loaded slopes View

The Bridger Range:

The Bridger Range has a unique ability to pull large amounts of snow out of passing storms.  Although this talent has not been...

Jan 15, 2012
Eric Knoff
Buck Ridge
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 The Bridger, Madison and Gallatin Ranges, the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone, and the mountains around Cooke City:

Today,...