Southern Gallatin
Visible cracking above a terrain trap
As we were coming out, I spotted this cracking above the creek. A sled has passed nearby on the right side ( you can see the track). The snow cracked and was starting to rub in the left (barely).
It was above the creek and could have created a trap for someone below.
This is just below the cabin Creek cabin where all the stands coverage.
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Whumpfing and Cracking, Specimen Creek
From obs: "Whumphing, collapsing and shooting cracks on all aspects, at all elevations. The longest shooting crack went over 100' long, shot right out in front of me on a 24deg E aspect slope. Propagating collapses out to 40 feet or so, very thin overall snowpack."
Whumphing, collapsing, shooting cracks - oh my!
Whumphing, collapsing and shooting cracks on all aspects, at all elevations. The longest shooting crack went over 100' long, shot right out in front of me on a 24deg E aspect slope. Propagating collapses out to 40 feet or so, very thin overall snowpack. Moderately nice turns on low angle slopes above 7300 but had to be very careful not to bottom out.
From my high point, it looked like the entirety of the large avalanche path on Ernie Miller Ridge E face slid recently, obvious crown on lookers L side and appeared to go wall to wall for the path (R4+). Unknown if natural.
Very obviously terrible snowpack, it's total garbage out there.
Bacon rind obs
Toured up bacon rind via the ridge ascent. Noted a small melt freeze crust below 7800’ with 2-3” above it. Low density snow capped a denser slab above the weak snow on the ground. signs of instability were less obvious than they have been. Still trigged several tree shaking collapses, with cracking up to 100ft above me. Riding quality was quite nice.
noted a large avalanche that broke in the E,NE bowl off Ernest Miller, appeared to be hundreds of feet wide and several feet deep.