Skier triggered wind slab, Wyoming Bowl near Big Sky

Lone Mountain
Northern Madison
Code
SS-ASu-R1-D1.5
Elevation
9600
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.27770
Longitude
-111.45100
Notes

From Big Sky Ski Patrol 1/21/23: "skier triggered a surface wind slab in Wyoming Bowl that broke 8-12” deep. It propagated to an estimated 150’ wide- SS, R1/D1.5... The slide was small, no one was hurt, and the avalanche was reported (which we appreciate), with no further public involvement other than the trigger."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
1.5
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
10.0 inches
Vertical Fall
200ft
Slab Width
150.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year