Natural storm slab at Brackett Creek

Natural storm slab at Brackett Creek

Date
Activity
Skiing

Saw a small recent looking storm slab avalanche that appeared to be naturally triggered above the road on a south facing slope around 6000'.  It ran all the way across the slope ~30' wide and  ~4" deep within the recent snow.  The snow didn't move far enough to reach the road.  The slope was quite steep-- we didn't measure but I'd estimate 40*.

We also had localized cracking around our skis with planar breaks on that interface throughout the day, as well as a shooting crack when a member of our group jumped on a south facing test slope.  On our way back down we saw an even smaller (~10' across) avalanche on a SW facing creek bank that appeared to be triggered by another party as a test slope.  Both of these test slopes were steep and we had no results on two other, less steep slopes.

Region
Bridger Range
Location (from list)
Brackett Creek
Observer Name
Heather Myers