23-24

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

Southern Madison, 2024-01-26

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

Southern Madison, 2024-01-26

Shooting crack in Tepee

Date
Activity
Snowmobiling

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. "

Region
Southern Madison
Location (from list)
Tepee Basin
Observer Name
Jim Norlander

Remotely triggered small avalanches in Cooke

Zimmer Creek
Cooke City
Code
SS-ASr-R1-D1
Latitude
45.09990
Longitude
-109.88400
Notes

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. "

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year

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

Cooke City, 2024-01-26

Remotely triggered small avalanches

Date
Activity
Skiing

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. "

Region
Cooke City
Location (from list)
Zimmer Creek
Observer Name
Gloria Roe

Cooke City, More Avalanche Activity

Date
Activity
Skiing

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."

Region
Cooke City
Observer Name
Beau Fredlund

Cracks and Collapses in Cabin Creek, Tepee Basin, Bridgers, Beehive, Cooke City

Cabin Creek
Southern Madison
Code
Latitude
44.89490
Longitude
-111.22800
Notes

Cracking and collapsing reported across the advisory area. Shooting cracks up to 100 ft long. 

Number of slides
0
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Red Flag
Advisory Year