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05-22-2020, 10:47 AM #1
massive wet slab avy at yellowstone club ski area
Yikes!
"A very large wet slab avalanche released on an east aspect with an estimated 6-8' deep crown." - Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center
link to report: https://www.mtavalanche.com/node/22826
Master of mediocrity.
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05-22-2020, 11:26 AM #2
holy shit that debris field, insane. 6-8' x 1800'. yikes.
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05-22-2020, 12:22 PM #3
Lake lift survived. Amazingly lucky.
I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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05-22-2020, 02:53 PM #4
Damn. That's gnarly.
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05-22-2020, 03:10 PM #5Banned
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Terrain appears to be downright mellow too.
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05-22-2020, 05:51 PM #6
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05-22-2020, 06:18 PM #7
so, would that slide been as likely to happen if that slope had been at a crowded, well skied place vs. the closed and lightly skied area that it is? How much would skier compaction help in preventing this type of slide?
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05-22-2020, 07:59 PM #8
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05-22-2020, 09:23 PM #9Registered User
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Looks like Alpental on a thursday.
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05-22-2020, 09:34 PM #10
The area that slid gets the most ski compaction of the entire ridge at the Y/C.
Busy days there are not like a busy day at the average ski are but it gets skied enough to be well affected.
We had a shit snow pack this winter with a persistent very weak layer at the ground with full depth avalanches into January. The area is just low enough angle that it didn't go big during that cycle. Its a big assed slide but not really that surprising given this winters avalanche activity.I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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05-23-2020, 11:32 AM #11
Dang
watch out for snakes
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05-31-2020, 07:25 PM #12
i was at big sky for a month ending w the shutdown, dude was saying there was a bad weak layer way down.
high cold dry snowpacks are scary.
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