BSSP Trigger Avalanche - Cold Springs

Big Sky Resort
Northern Madison
Code
AE-O
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.27600
Longitude
-111.43600
Notes

From BSSP Observations: "A wind slab triggered near the top of Cold Springs ran down and triggered a persistent slab around constriction level (see pics). This deeper failure occurred about 20cm off the ground at the Oct/Nov interface in a snowpack that was only about 1m deep." 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Trigger
An explosive thrown or placed on or under the snow surface by hand
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Images
BSSP Triggered Avalanche - Cold Springs 2
BSSP Triggered Avalanche - Cold Springs 1
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
22-23