Storm Castle
Northern Gallatin
Code
SS-NC-R2-D2-I
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.45040
Longitude
-111.22400
Notes
Toured much of the Hyalite zone yesterday. Winds calmed, sun came out mid day. 1” of new snow and 3” the day before. Skiing was great. Saw a couple huge cornices that had broken off. From the top of Devide peak we observed what looked like a cornice release above the headwaters of storm castle creek which triggered a slab, east facing aspect. Looked to be several feet deep and ran a long way. No other signs of instability observed. Great skiing. Solar aspects were saturated by the afternoon.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Cornice fall
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Images
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year