Photos

The power of the winds was emphasized by the scoured west side of the East Ridge of the Main Fork. Photo: E Webb

There was a natural avalanche on Saddle Peak on Wednesday, December 18. Strong winds ripped through new snow and loaded many slopes. The avalanche broke an estimated 250 feet wide, 1-3 feet deep, and ran 1500 vertical feet. Photo: T Barber

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Fraizer Basin, 8500', North facing, 35-37 degree slope, 1pm

Photo: T Guarino

Middle Basin ECT

Middle Basin Snowpit

Tyler's snowpit 

I dug a pit on the SE shoulder of divide at around 9600’ and got a ECTP 14 on the persistent weak created during the long dry spell layer buried from this weeks storms.  Photo: Anonymous

Lots of wind slabs south of Cooke today. Strong wind all day and lots of blowing snow. Photo: N Mattes

Small natural windslab along Beehive Ridgeline around noon on 12/18. It broke up to around a foot deep, 20 ft wide, and ran about 15 vertical feet. Photo: GNFAC.

Plumes of drifting snow in the Bridger Range as strong winds blasted the mountains. Photo: GNFAC

The clouds broke briefly around noon on Tuesday in Cooke City. Two sections of the face on the Fin slid, one from the top, and one lower and to the right. Photo: N. Mattes 

Winds drifted snow below cornices and into gullies on Miller Ridge north of Cooke City. Photo: GNFAC

Winds drifted snow below cornices and along ridgelines on Henderson Mountain in Cooke City. Photo: GNFAC

Snowmobilers triggered a small avalanche in Slats Canyon at Buck Ridge on Sunday. Photo: anonymous

De-rimed Sawtell anemometer

Rock Creek natural avalanche

NE facing IP snowpit

E facing IP snowpit 

A natural storm slab avalanche in 3rd Yellowmule (~100 ft wide and ran ~200 vertical ft). Broke either 12/16 or early morning 12/17. Photo taken 12/17/24. Photo: GNFAC

A natural storm slab avalanche on the far (southwest) side of Buck Creek - broke 2-300 ft wide and ran ~500 vertical feet. Photo taken 12/17/24. Photo: GNFAC