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"I observed this collapse & propagation as I stepped over some wood in the skinner on the north ridge of Mount Ellis this morning, ~8000’, due East. I was tailing Chabot and his partner, and they had passed this way just minutes before." Photo: D. Rider

I observed some good size crowns from Beehive Basin Road this afternoon. They were on the west side of the ridge dividing Beehive Basin and Jack Creek. They were not down to the ground but big and wide looked like probably all the recent snow from the storm. Photo: T Grande

I observed some good size crowns from Beehive Basin Road this afternoon. They were on the west side of the ridge dividing Beehive Basin and Jack Creek. They were not down to the ground but big and wide looked like probably all the recent snow from the storm. Photo: T Grande

Natural avalanches on a west aspect at about 8300' a few miles west of Cooke City. These slides are about 2' deep and 30-50' wide. Photo: B Fredlund

One large avalanche (photos attached) ripped mid-storm and deposited debris into the meadow to approximately 50m of the temporary WX station. Estimated as "SS-N-R3-D3-S” with multiple snapped trees in the debris (one 20’+ tall). Couldn’t get eyes on the whole crown, but it appeared to have ripped up near the ridge 3-4’ deep and cascaded over the cliffs triggering deeper avalanches in the aprons below before running well into the flats. A foot of new snow has covered the debris making it harder to clearly delineate its extent. Photo: Z Miller

One large avalanche (photos attached) ripped mid-storm and deposited debris into the meadow to approximately 50m of the temporary WX station. Estimated as "SS-N-R3-D3-S” with multiple snapped trees in the debris (one 20’+ tall). Couldn’t get eyes on the whole crown, but it appeared to have ripped up near the ridge 3-4’ deep and cascaded over the cliffs triggering deeper avalanches in the aprons below before running well into the flats. A foot of new snow has covered the debris making it harder to clearly delineate its extent. Photo: Z Miller

This large natural slide broke during the storm on Feb 7. It is at the top of Muddy Creek on Buck Ridge. Photo: Jake Tocco

This large natural slide broke during the storm on Feb 7. It is at the top of Muddy Creek on Buck Ridge. Photo: Jake Tocco

"...were up in Tepee today, we saw a couple small slides the one below look to be caused from a snowmobiler and we saw one other one high on the Whites peak ridge that looked to be a natural slide or maybe caused from a piece of cornise that broke off.  The rest of the ridge along White Peak also looked to be loaded up." Photo: J. Norlander

"Large crown in lower meadows west side of beehive basin above jack creek. Both meadows in lower fight of photo went. Southwest aspect. Far right meadow crown is visible and entire face went. Left meadow is hard to see but 1/3 of face slid. I would guess 3-6 foot crown from how visible it was from moonlight." Photo: Chad Wilkinson

"...a fresh avalanche observed out there today.  A south aspect around 9400', estimated to be 2-3' deep and 75' wide." Photo: B. Fredlund

"S facing slope, not sure how it was triggered, a foot deep crown at most." Photo: S. Strenge
 

"We’ve seen many instances of cracking and wind slab breaks the past two days riding in Cooke, most happened as we sledded past or down the slope." This slide is 4" deep. Photo: S. Strenge

"We’ve seen many instances of cracking and wind slab breaks the past two days riding in Cooke, most happened as we sledded past or down the slope." This slide is 4" deep. Photo: S. Strenge

On 2/9/20 we saw deep avalanche crowns throughout the Bridger Range. These broke at various times throughout the recent storm that deposited 4 feet of snow with over 4" of SWE in the last week. This photo shows debris from avalanches that broke across the entire drainage of Truman Gulch. Photo: GNFAC

On 2/9/20 we saw deep avalanche crowns throughout the Bridger Range. These broke at various times throughout the recent storm that deposited 4 feet of snow with over 4" of SWE in the last week. This photo shows crowns from avalanches that broke across the entire drainage of Truman Gulch. Photo: GNFAC

On 2/9/20 we saw deep avalanche crowns throughout the Bridger Range. These broke at various times throughout the recent storm that deposited 4 feet of snow with over 4" of SWE in the last week. This photo shows debris from avalanches that broke across the entire drainage of Truman Gulch. Photo: GNFAC

Today we went hunting for avalanche crowns in the Bridger Range and found some big ones. Avalanches broke deep across most slopes along the entire east and west sides of the range. Some of the most impressive were in Truman Gulch. Stay alert for the possibility to trigger these big slides. Keep the smooth bed surfaces in mind as potential future weak layer when they get reloaded. Photo: GNFAC

On 2/9/20 we saw deep avalanche crowns throughout the Bridger Range . These broke at various times throughout the recent storm that deposited 4 feet of snow with over 4" of SWE in the last week. This photo shows a group of slides near Flathead Pass on NE aspects around 7,500'. Photo: GNFAC

On 2/9/20 we saw deep avalanche crowns on all aspects through the Bridger Range. These broke at various times throughout the recent storm that deposited 4 feet of snow with over 4.5" of SWE in the last week. This slide is on a southeast aspect of Bridger Peak around 9,000'. Photo: R. Griffen