Buck Ridge
Northern Madison
Code
SS-AMr-R2-D2-O
Elevation
9400
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.17190
Longitude
-111.38000
Notes
We rode into Buck Ridge today and in First Yellow Mule, we triggered an avalanche 100' away from a flat meadow below. This avalanche broke several hundred feet wide and 3' deep on weak faceted snow low in the snowpack. This was right next to a slope that we had remotely triggered weeks ago on January 22nd, observation here.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
36.0 inches
Vertical Fall
150ft
Slab Width
400.00ft
Weak Layer Grain type
Surface Hoar
Weak Layer grain size
8.00mm
Weak Layer Hardness
F
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Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year