Small skier triggered slides in Northern Bridgers

Hardscrabble Peak
Bridger Range
Code
HS-ASu-R1-D1
Latitude
45.91510
Longitude
-110.98100
Notes

On 11/12, two small slides were reported in the Northern Bridger Range near Fairy Lake, at least one of which was skier triggered.

The skier triggered slide was "a wind slab approximately 50 X 50’ with a 6” crown. The slab itself was only about 4” thick and only slid about 5” down the slope before stopping, and I was able to stop and then turn around and ski off of the slab without it moving any further. The 4” of dry slab was sitting on about 3” of sugary snow that was on a very firm icy bed surface."

We don't have details on the other slide, but it was reported as a wind slab avalanche on the NE side of Pomp Peak.

Number of slides
2
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
1
Slab Thickness
6.0 inches
Vertical Fall
50ft
Slab Width
50.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year