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Skier triggered wet loose at Fairy Lake

Fairy Lake
Bridger Range
Code
WL-ASu-R1-D1.5
Elevation
9000
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.90430
Longitude
-110.95800
Notes

From IG message on June 11, 2020: "...Just wanted to let you know, I was up by fairy lake this morning, and the new snow we got earlier this week was very much still a hazard. Skinning up the fairy lake basin was deceptive, because most of the new snow had melted out there and it was just refrozen corn, but most of the S and E aspects of that area slid naturally on the new snow. I also triggered a small point release on a NE solar aspect that ended up entraining a large amount of snow as it went and was again surprising because both my partner and I had felt quite safe on the snow we’d been on throughout our approach. It certainly caught us off guard and we got out of there safely, but was just a good reminder to not get complacent."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
1.5
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year

A skier triggered this slide on June 11th near Fairy Lake. They were not caught, but it was a good reminder to stay heads up on the snow all year. From message: "...Red is where I triggered it, blue and yellow are the two separate debris piles from it. Nobody was caught, I was the only one involved. It wasn’t a huge slide by any means, but certainly could have run me through some cliffs and buried me."

Bridger Range, 2020-06-16

Skier triggered wet slab, Middle Basin

Middle Basin
Northern Madison
Code
WS-ASu-R3-D2-I
Elevation
10000
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.34280
Longitude
-111.38600
Notes

From (5/17/20): "...WS - ASu - R3 - D2 - I SE face of Middle Basin Peak starting at 10,000' Estimated SZ of 30° Slab depth of about 8". We were out too late in the day and chose to ignore a number of observational warnings. We were lucky and remotely triggered the avalanche below us."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
3
D size
2
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness
8.0 inches
Vertical Fall
650ft
Slab Width
300.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year

From (5/17/20): "...WS - ASu - R3 - D2 - I SE face of Middle Basin Peak starting at 10,000' Estimated SZ of 30° Slab depth of about 8". We were out too late in the day and chose to ignore a number of observational warnings. We were lucky and remotely triggered the avalanche below us."

Northern Madison, 2020-05-21