From email: "A friend and I were riding in lower Tepee today, staying on low angle terrain because of the current avalanche conditions. When side hilling on a 24 degree slope, I saw cracks shoot out approximately 100 feet around me. It was a smaller slope, but things are still pretty sensitive. This was a north facing slope in a valley that shouldn’t have been too wind loaded. " Photo: J. Norlander
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From email: "A friend and I were riding in lower Tepee today, staying on low angle terrain because of the current avalanche conditions. When side hilling on a 24 degree slope, I saw cracks shoot out approximately 100 feet around me. It was a smaller slope, but things are still pretty sensitive. This was a north facing slope in a valley that shouldn’t have been too wind loaded. " Photo: J. Norlander
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Fri Jan 26, 2024
Shooting crack in Tepee
From email: "A friend and I were riding in lower Tepee today, staying on low angle terrain because of the current avalanche conditions. When side hilling on a 24 degree slope, I saw cracks shoot out approximately 100 feet around me. It was a smaller slope, but things are still pretty sensitive. This was a north facing slope in a valley that shouldn’t have been too wind loaded. "
Remotely triggered small avalanches in Cooke
Skiers triggered several small avalanches while skiing near the zimmer creek yurt.
From email: "Also remote triggered a few D1 avalanches over the past 2 days. Continous cracking/collapsing even in a day old skin track. "
Skiers triggered several small avalanches while skiing near the zimmer creek yurt.
From email: "Also remote triggered a few D1 avalanches over the past 2 days. Continous cracking/collapsing even in a day old skin track. "
Photo: G. Roe
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Fri Jan 26, 2024
Remotely triggered small avalanches
Skier triggered several small avalanches while skiing near the zimmer creek yurt and observed a large natural avalanche on Sheep Mountain.
From email: "
I did not get a good photo but yesterday (01/24) skiing out of the yurt with friends noticed a large natural on the NorthEast facing bowl on Sheep Mountain. Similar size to the Henderson slide if not a little larger.
~300 ft. crown and ran a similar distance (300-400ft?)
Also remote triggered a few D1 avalanches over the past 2 days. Continous cracking/collapsing even in a day old skin track. "
Photos from today (1/25/24). This avalanche looks to of happened in the 48 hours. Photo: B. Fredlund
Cooke City, More Avalanche Activity
From email: "Photo of a recent slide observed today, north of Cooke. East aspect, 9k'.
We also remotely triggered a different, small avalanche today from safe terrain while eating our lunch!
And had an ECTP3 and ECTV on the Jan. 5th interface (30cms down), also on easterly aspects.
Widespread collapsing today too."
Cracks and Collapses in Cabin Creek, Tepee Basin, Bridgers, Beehive, Cooke City
Cracking and collapsing reported across the advisory area. Shooting cracks up to 100 ft long.