Snowmobiler triggered avalanche in Tepee Basin

Tepee Basin
Southern Madison
Code
SS-AMu-R2-D2-O
Aspect
E
Latitude
44.90410
Longitude
-111.18500
Notes
 
A snowmobiler triggered a slide in ..." Upper Teepee basin where skyline ridge meets up with I believe Bacon Rind at the Lee Metcalf area and set off a decent avalanche. Luckily the snowmobiler was able to get out of the path of the avalanche and nobody was involved. It looked like the crown was 3-4 ft in spots on a heavily wind loaded slope. Also there was old avalanche debris just to the south of this spot on same aspect of slope."
Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
36.0 inches
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year