Deep Slab Avalanche, Bald Peak - Lionhead

LIONHEAD AREA
Lionhead Range
Code
HS-N-R3-D2.5-O
Elevation
9500
Aspect
E
Latitude
44.72920
Longitude
-111.32300
Notes

There was a large natural avalanche that broke yesterday on Bald Peak it was bounded laterally by the terrain, so it only broke a three hundred feet across, but it appeared to be 4-6' deep and ran the full available vertical into the creek below. This avalanche was the key piece of information for the day and answered the question of whether or not the snowpack is continuing to produce deep slab avalanches with every storm, it is.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
3
D size
2.5
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
54.0 inches
Vertical Fall
1200ft
Slab Width
300.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year