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Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol noted 2 or 3 natural slides that occurred last night on the backside of Bridger Bowl in Bostwick Canyon and Truman Gulch. Photo: BBSP

From observation on 01/20:

While approaching a cornice skiers collapsed the slope and triggered a small cornice. Photo: E. Webb

This avalanche happened on 01/20.

From obs: While skiing into Beehive Basin from the ridge between Beehive and Middle basin we noticed some sizable natural wet loose avalanches. West facing, around 9000 feet, 10-12 inches deep, ran ~150 feet,  observed at 2:15 pm. " Photo S.L

From GCSAR and Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol:

A skier triggered a slide descending the skyline/nose of Saddle Peak. No one was caught. It initially triggered at the first rock band, then pulled out much wider at the second rock band. The skier was on his second lap was the third set of tracks on the peak. All tracks were accounted for and a beacon search of the debris came up empty.

Depth was described as "full depth" (2-3') and running on the depth hoar.

Crown was 80' wide on the first horizontal band and 500+' on the second. The lower crown wrappped around the ridge out of view.

Photo: BBSP

From GCSAR and Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol:

A skier triggered a slide descending the skyline/nose of Saddle Peak. No one was caught. It initially triggered at the first rock band, then pulled out much wider at the second rock band. The skier was on his second lap was the third set of tracks on the peak. All tracks were accounted for and a beacon search of the debris came up empty.

Depth was described as "full depth" (2-3') and running on the depth hoar.

Crown was 80' wide on the first horizontal band and 500+' on the second. The lower crown wrappped around the ridge out of view.

Photo: BBSP

From GCSAR and Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol:

A skier triggered a slide descending the skyline/nose of Saddle Peak. No one was caught. It initially triggered at the first rock band, then pulled out much wider at the second rock band. The skier was on his second lap was the third set of tracks on the peak. All tracks were accounted for and a beacon search of the debris came up empty.

Depth was described as "full depth" (2-3') and running on the depth hoar.

Crown was 80' wide on the first horizontal band and 500+' on the second. The lower crown wrappped around the ridge out of view.

Photo: BBSP

Photo: J. Lipkowitz

While jumping on a test slope riders heard a whumpf and saw cracks forming 30' down the slope of their location. Photo: J. Lipkowitz

Climbers in Hyalite saw an avalanche near Solstice that happened on 01/21. This avalanche is 1' deep at the crown and with 18" of facets snow below. Photo: R. Meshew

Climbers in Hyalite saw an avalanche near Solstice that happened on 01/21. This avalanche is 1' deep at the crown and with 18" of facets snow below. Photo: R. Meshew

Riders on Lionhead Ridge spotted this natural avalanche that occurred on January 21. 

This natural avalanche failed the morning of January 21 on a steep slope at Lionhead. Photo: GNFAC

A rider triggered this avalanche while side-hilling across the bottom of the slope. The rider was able to quickly turn downhill and avoid the slide. No one was caught. Photo: Anonymous

A rider triggered this avalanche while side-hilling across the bottom of the slope. The rider was able to quickly turn downhill and avoid the slide. No one was caught. Photo: Anonymous

From obs: "Remote triggered a D1 avalanche from about 150’ away from below in a meadow." Photo: Noah Mattes

From obs: "Remote triggerd a D1 Avalanche from about 150' away. Crown was 1-2' deep. The debris ran onto an apron that was shared with a larger slope which subsequently triggered a larger D2 Avalanche that was about 100' wide with a 3'-4' crown. " Photo: B. Zavora

From obs: "The crown was just over 2ft deep at its max and 150ft+ wide. The were signs of recent wind loading as we approached the bowl prior to the slide." Photo. T. Hoefler

The debris of an avalanche that was triggered by skiers that was triggered 400 feet above them. The skiers were not on the path of the avalanche. Photo: T. Hoefler

Photo: T. Hoefler

Skiers triggered an avalanche on an east-facing slope at 9350ft.

From obs: "The crown was just over 2ft deep at its max and 150ft+ wide. The were signs of recent wind loading as we approached the bowl prior to the slide. We did not observe any other avalanches while we were out." Photo: T. Hoefler