Lionhead Range

Snowpack on Ski Hill at Lionhead. Photo: GNFAC

Profile from ski hill on Lionhead. 8100' ENE facing

NOTE - slope angle and aspect are reversed in the profile

Warm, stormy day. Winds moving a lot of snow around Sawtelle

Sawtelle Pk, Island Park

• 6500' - HS 30cm
• 7000' - HS 35cm
• 7500' - HS 40 cm
• 8500' - HS 50 cm
• 8800' - HS 72 cm

Snow felt warm dense and only lightly faceted. Overall promising start to the season.

Lionhead, West Yellowstone

Barely enough snow at Ski Hill (el 8000') to get there on sleds. Also, very faceted with some surface hoar mixed in midpack. Overall, less snow and more faceted.

Snow profile at head of Black Canyon

Early season conditions. At 8000' just below the Sacajawea trail bowl, there is about 9" of snow. In the trail bowl, winds moved that snow around and there is nice firm, supportable (ie - not hitting rocks) snow. 
 

Warm weather really settled the snow and it became damp today on many sun exposed slopes. It stayed dry and cold on high north. 
 

Overall, the things seem quite stable, even though there may be a wind slab or two that could still avalanche. 
 

Snowpit at Bridger Bowl on 11/5. Photo: B. VandenBos