Cornice fall and thin wind slab

Cornice fall and thin wind slab

Date
Activity
Skiing

I toured up to the Divide Cirque today, and found some quality riding on SE, E, and NE aspects. 

I saw evidence of a recent car-sized cornice fall on an E aspect. The resulting dry loose ran far, but saw no crown or evidence of a deeper avalanche. 

Also noted a recent natural wind slab avalanche below ridgeline on a SE aspect at 9800’. It was around 60’ wide and ranged from 2-6” deep. 

The clouds came out just in time, before the sun began to have any effect on solar aspects. Saw active wind transport over by Hyalite Peak, but it wasn’t as bad over in Divide.

Region
Northern Gallatin
Location (from list)
Divide Cirque