Cornice Fall, North Madison Range

NORTHERN MADISON RANGE
Northern Madison
Code
WS-N-R2-D2-O
Elevation
9800
Latitude
45.29520
Longitude
-111.41000
Notes

From email: "This afternoon en route back to Livingston from Idaho, lots of slide activity at all elevations…

The first picture is the cornice collapse. One block in the debris pile was probably the size of my airplane - a giant ass snowball."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Cornice Fall
Images
Giant Cornice Collapse, North Madison
Snow Observation Source
Wet Snow Avalanches, North Madison Range
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
22-23