Photos

Natural wind slab in the Crazy Mtns. Photo: A. Vadis

Below 3-5" of new snow there is a supportable frozen crust on top of a wet snowpack on most slopes. Avalanches are mostly confined to the new snow on top of this crust (wet loose, dry loose, wind slabs). However, where the snowpack did not freeze below the new snow, or when this crust melts, deeper wet slides are possible. Photo: GNFAC

This wet avalanche crossed the Dudley Creek trail and took out a portion of a fence on private land. It barely missed hitting the house. Photo: J. Cummins

The wet avalanche crossed the Dudley Creek trail and took out a portion of a fence on private land. It barely missed hitting the house. Photo: J. Cummins

This wet avalanche ran almost all the way to the road near the Dudley Creek trailhead. Photo: J. Cummins

Large debris pile near the Dudley Creek trailhead from a wet avalanche last week. Photo: J. Cummins

A glide crack (the "frown" of dirt in the middle of the image) has opened up on the SE face of the Throne, in the Northern Bridger Range. Photo taken 4/1/2019.

Photo credit: GNFAC

Photo: GNFAC

Photo: GNFAC

Photo: GNFAC

Snowmobile-triggered slide near Fairy Lake on Saturday (3/30). New snow was drifted into small wind slabs that may remain reactive in isolated areas.  Photo: P. Cronin

Dry loose, wet loose, and dry slab avalanches on the east face of Mt. Blackmore. Photo: N. Salsburg

Near Cooke City we found a generally stable snowpack, similar to the rest of the advisory area. For the next few days avalanches will be confined to new snow that falls. These slides can be dry or wet loose slides, or fresh wind slabs. Carefully assess the stability of the new snow before riding steep terrain. Photo: GNFAC

A skier in Hyalite found small but easy to trigger wind slabs at upper elevations near Mt. Bole in Hyalite. Photo: C. Kussmaul

A skier in Hyalite found small but easy to trigger wind slabs at upper elevations near Mt. Bole in Hyalite. Photo: C. Kussmaul

Two pits on the west side of Saddle peak. They were dug relatively close to each other, but subtle changes in aspect and elevation resulted in very different conditions. North-facing slopes remain cold and dry for now, while anything that is in the sun is transitioning to a springtime snowpack. Photo: GNFAC

Debris pile from the wet slab avalanche on Yellow Mtn. Photo: T. Vanyo

The debris gouged down to the ground along the track of this wet slab avalanche on Yellow Mtn. Photo: T. Vanyo

Start zone of a loose wet avalanche that triggered a wet slab on Yellow Mountain sometime in the last two days. Photo: T. Vanyo

From instagram: "Easily triggered 3" soft slabs/loose snow slides. NW facing Northern Madison around 11,000' Ran 400' on sun crust. At least 3 intentionally triggered." Photo credit: B. Gill