Photos

Debris and groomer in an avalanche triggered on 2/27/2020 at 8:30 p.m. by a groomer between Storm Castle and Swan Creeks in the northern Gallatin Range. The driver was ok, but the machine did a full barrel roll and was very badly damaged. Photo: GNFAC

An avalanche was triggered on 2/27/2020 at 8:30 p.m. by a groomer between Storm Castle and Swan Creeks in the northern Gallatin Range. The driver was ok, but the machine did a full barrel roll and was very badly damaged. Photo: GNFAC

Looking up the path of an avalanche triggered on 2/27/2020 at 8:30 p.m. by a groomer between Storm Castle and Swan Creeks in the northern Gallatin Range. The driver was ok, but the machine did a full barrel roll and was very badly damaged. Photo: GNFAC

Looking down the path of an avalanche triggered on 2/27/2020 at 8:30 p.m. by a groomer between Storm Castle and Swan Creeks in the northern Gallatin Range. The driver was ok, but the machine did a full barrel roll and was very badly damaged. Photo: GNFAC

From obs form: "While approaching Black Mountain from Pine Creek Lake.... We skied South aspect and as it warmed we triggered D1 R1 slabs that ran slow and short." Photo: T. Hoefler

From email: "Photo attached of a natural avalanche from yesterday, just south of Cooke City.  It's on an E, NE aspect, with a crown around 9,300'.  Looks like it occurred yesterday am, as a result of a cornice fall." B. Fredlund

Cornice triggered slab avalanche in the Hourglass Chute.

Photo: Z. Miller

Looking up into the gully from the debris of the cornice triggered avalanche. Photo: M. Sebren

Looking north at the crown of the cornice triggered slide in the Hourglass, north of Bridger Bowl. Photo: M. Sebren

The debris ran almost to the low meadow. Photo: BBSP

The avalanche crown (3-4 feet deep) is visible near the ridgeline. Photo: BBSP

Photo is from the ridgeline. This avalanche was triggered midday Wednesday (2/26) north of Bridger Bowl ski above Wolverine Bowl.  The slide is east facing and broke 3-4 feet deep from a natural cornice fall. It broke 4-5 feet wide mid-slope and broke on the facets near the bottom of the snowpack. No one was caught. Photo: BBSP

Small natural wind slabs on Crown Butte. Broke overnight, observed morning of 2/25/2020.

Photo: GNFAC

Snowmobile triggered wind slab near Goose Lake. Triggered morning of 2/25/2020. Broke 1-2' deep on a small slope.

Photo: GNFAC

Isolated 5' crown, ran 100 yards wide. Photo: Jake

Skiers saw this 2-4' deep natural crown on Sunday 2/23/20. Photo: from IG @skishot

From obs: "Seemed stability was getting better, but did see this minor slide that pulled out on Scotch Bonnet Mountain. Evidently triggered by a snowmobile sometime mid-day Saturday (2/22)." Photo: R. Larson

On Saturday 2/22/20 riders saw natural slides on east and west aspects 10 miles up Storm Castle creek. Photo: @bryant_thorne

On Saturday 2/22/20 riders saw natural slides on east and west aspects 10 miles up Storm Castle creek. photo: @bryant_thorne

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