Bridger Range

On 01/08 my partner and I skied into Frazier basin in the northern Bridgers, we skied the love chutes east down and overall the descent was pretty wind hammered from a downward wind. Once at the lake we took the Frazier return route where we found much better ski conditions in the corridor and decided to lap some of the features. We ended up triggering a small wind slab at around 8k on a NE aspect that broke about a foot deep and ran about 25 yards.

On 01/08 my partner and I skied into Frazier basin in the northern Bridgers, we skied the love chutes east down and overall the descent was pretty wind hammered from a downward wind. Once at the lake we took the Frazier return route where we found much better ski conditions in the corridor and decided to lap some of the features. We ended up triggering a small wind slab at around 8k on a NE aspect that broke about a foot deep and ran about 25 yards.

On 01/08 my partner and I skied into Frazier basin in the northern Bridgers, we skied the love chutes east down and overall the descent was pretty wind hammered from a downward wind. Once at the lake we took the Frazier return route where we found much better ski conditions in the corridor and decided to lap some of the features. We ended up triggering a small wind slab at around 8k on a NE aspect that broke about a foot deep and ran about 25 yards.

On 01/08 my partner and I skied into Frazier basin in the northern Bridgers, we skied the love chutes east down and overall the descent was pretty wind hammered from a downward wind. Once at the lake we took the Frazier return route where we found much better ski conditions in the corridor and decided to lap some of the features. We ended up triggering a small wind slab at around 8k on a NE aspect that broke about a foot deep and ran about 25 yards. Very dense wind slabs were forming on a lot of the aspects getting out of Frazier and we opted to not test our luck any further for the day. 
 

thanks for all the hard work this season GNFAC

The wind yesterday did a number on the snowpack. All aspects and elevations were affected. The most noticeable problem was the large drifts that formed across the landscape. They were not touchy, but if one popped off, it would carry a lot of volume. The secondary problem caught me by surprise. We stopped and dug on a NE facing slope around 7,800 ft. - north of Texas Meadow. HS was roughly 150 cm's. The wind slab on the upper portion of the snowpack did not produce unstable test results but got 2 ECTP's on the basal facets. 

Wind slab around 3-12" deep. NE aspect at 8,000 feet. Occurred sometime on January 8th.

Wind slab around 3-12" deep. NE aspect at 8,000 feet. Occurred sometime on January 8th.

Traveled out the North boundary of Bridger Bowl to Texas Meadow. S1-2 from 1030-1200. S2-3  from 1330 until we ended our day (1600). Moderate to Intense snow transport observed NTL. Loading observed on N & S aspects due to swirling and inconsistent winds. Total snow accumulation of 4" observed during our time in the field. Observed two natural avalanches in steep terrain above Texas Meadows, likely released during periods of high PI combined with wind (SS-R2-D1-N).