Northern Madison
Code
SS-AS-R2-D1.5-I
Elevation
10000
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.35810
Longitude
-111.37600
Notes
From e-mail: “We found soft snow and great skiing in the morning, with a few wind affected pockets (my partner triggered a wide but thin wind slab coming into the hellroaring basin). By noonish the winds picked up quite a bit, quickly creating thin and sensitive wind slabs as we made our way down the SE face. The small slides we created could have been dangerous in exposed terrain.”
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
R size
2
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
6.0 inches
Vertical Fall
400ft
Slab Width
30.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year