Snowmobile triggered slide on Crown Butte, outside Cooke City. 2/18/2021
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Fri Feb 19, 2021
Snowmobile triggered slide on Crown Butte, outside Cooke City. 2/18/2021
Snowmobile triggered slide on Crown Butte, outside Cooke City. 2/18/2021
Natural avalanche south of Saddle Peak. 2/18/2021
Photo: M. Stem
Photo: B. Finch
Observed on drive back from Bridger 2/18/21. Photo: J. Mundt
From email: "I just watched this slide from my house on Jackson Creek. It’s south of Saddle Peak."
From email: "I just watched this slide from my house on Jackson Creek. It’s south of Saddle Peak." Photo: A. Coolidge
2/18/21 at 11:45 GNFAC forecaster observed with binoculars natural avalanche activity within new snow along ridgeline south of Bridger ski area to Bridger peak. There were two 50-100 foot wide slabs that broke in the recent storm snow, in the Pinnacles and on Bridger Peak. Wind was blowing strong from the west and there was a lot of snow transport. Cornices were very large and some had broke and gouged through the recent new snow and ran long distances a few triggered broader loose snow avalanches.