Southern Madison

From IG message: "Getting word that a group triggered a decent slide today out at cabin creek. I’ll attach the coordinates to the general area, to the best of my knowledge.

44.86484, -111.22023

No burials. They were able to outride if. But thought I’d send coordinates in case you guys were gonna be in the area and wanted to check it out."

Riding in this morning, we saw this older wet slide on the Portal Creek road down low at about 6400' in elevation on a south facing slope by lots of exposed rocks. For reference, Gallatin River is 5800' in this area.

We didn't see any fresh ones on our way out at about 2:30. 

The most likely places for big wet slides are slopes or areas with exposed rocks and cliffs. Generally these wet slides happen a little predictably in the afternoon as the snow gets wet. We know what time of day they'll happen, but it's hard to know exactly when they'll release, so watch out when the snow is obviously wet if traveling under slopes like this. 
 

You don't need to worry about them in the morning, when the snow is frozen. What a nasty avalanche with sticks, rocks, and dirt in it?

8761ft

43 NE

13 degree slope

HST 125

ECTP 12 50 down

Soft snow ski pen 30 cm

supportable pow

clear skis tell 11:20

11:20 few

Snowmobile triggered avalanche likely on Saturday, Feb 22. It appeared that no one was caught or buried.

Snowmobile triggered avalanche that resulted in a partial burial with no injuries on Friday, Feb 21.

Snowmobile triggered avalanche that resulted in a partial burial with no injuries on Friday, Feb 21.