Dribbles Hard Slab

Dribbles Hard Slab

Climbers triggered this pocket of windblown snow yesterday, but as I was cutting out my column for an ECT today, all the remaining hangfire released.  It was a 1 foot thick hard slab of wind blown snow over well developed facets.  I have never seen this avalanche so big.  Instability like this is indicative of bad avalanche danger higher up and on other climbs. Photo: GNFAC

Northern Gallatin, 2013-12-10