Collapses and unstable ECT results Lionhead

Spent the day up near ski hill with West Yellowstone Avalanche Fundamentals course.

We dug various pits @ 8000' below ski hill and found HS 85-55cm on NW-NE aspects.

The snowpack structure there had weak snow at the ground capped by a stout ice crust with faceted snow over the crust beneath the recent snow.

We recorded ECTP4, ECTP11, ECT20 & a few more propagating results on facets above the crust.

Photo: S. Regan

 

 

 

Location
Ski Hill
Avalanche Details: Collapses at Lionhead
Lionhead Range, 2023-12-12