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Northern Madison, 2024-12-13
Northern Madison, 2024-12-13
Northern Madison, 2024-12-13
Northern Madison, 2024-12-13
Northern Gallatin, 2024-12-12

Ice gullies snowpack

Northern Gallatin, 2024-12-11

Snowpit on the Mt Blackmore

Cooke City, 2024-12-10

Surface hoar stripe in snowpit near Cooke. 

Cooke City, 2024-12-10

We skied near Lulu Pass and dug a pit on a northeast facing slope at 9,500'. There was 6-8" of low density new snow on top of a thick layer of surface hoar (10-16mm, photos attached).

Bridger Range, 2024-12-10

Drifted snow at Bradley Meadow

 

Northern Gallatin, 2024-12-10

Light winds below treeline had little to effect on the snow in the history rock meadows. It was clearly blowing up high, with exposed nw faces stripped of snow and active transport visible off of Blackmore.

Cooke City, 2024-12-10

Noticed this natural avalanche on 12/8. East facing slope, ~9500 feet, Hayden Creek above Ripcurl area. Photo: J. Mundt

Link to Avalanche Details
Northern Gallatin, 2024-12-09

8" of new snow at the Grotto Falls TH. 

 

Island Park, 2024-12-09

We are grateful for our partnership with the Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. It is always a good time to get out in the field with our education coordinator, Shannon. Photo: GNFAC

Island Park, 2024-12-09

The snow depth was 60-70 cm (2-2.5 feet) at the upper elevations of the Big Springs Loop around the Black Canyon area in Island Park. Photo: GNFAC

Island Park, 2024-12-09

Surface hoar and near surface facets are now capped by this weekend's snow. The layers are buried 2-4" deep in the Black Canyon area of Island Park. Photo: GNFAC

Northern Madison, 2024-12-04

A small loose-wet avalanche on a S facing aspect on Eglise Rock was observed that likely broke in the last day or two. Photo: GNFAC 12/4/2024

Link to Avalanche Details
Southern Madison, 2024-12-04

Surface hoar in Taylor Fork

Southern Madison, 2024-12-03

We got propagating test score in a 60 cm deep snowpit at the edge of Sunlight Basin (ECTP18 @ 22 cm) and at the Wilderness Boundary in a 49 cm deep pit (ECTP14 @14 cm). Photo: GNFAC

Cooke City, 2024-12-03

Snowpack on Henderson Bench on NE facing slope

Cooke City, 2024-12-03

Wet Loose avalanche at Lulu on South facing slope

Link to Avalanche Details