Small wet avalanche in Beehive

Beehive Basin
Northern Madison
Code
N-R0-D1-G
Elevation
8900
Aspect
SW
Latitude
45.34070
Longitude
-111.39100
Notes

From an email: "I observed a wet loose avalanche that most likely occurred yesterday afternoon. Occurred at an elevation of 8,900' on a WSW aspect, along the runout of a chute sometimes referred to as "the gem". It wasn't very large, but it ripped out to the ground in sections and looked like it could do some damage if caught off guard. I assessed the snowpack next to the small slide, and found a snowpack of only 30 cm composed of facets from 0-14 cm above the ground (F hardness), a crust of large bonded grains from 14-16 cm above the ground, small facets / rounding facets from 16-23 cm above the ground, a rain crust from 23-27 cm that blended into wet snow on the surface becoming slabby in the afternoon sun."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
0
D size
1
Bed Surface
G - Ground
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year