Wind Slab, Mt Blackmore 3/31/2017

Wind Slab, Mt Blackmore 3/31/2017

A skier on Mt Blackmore remotely triggered this wind slab that a foot deep and 30' wide. It ran a long distance down the north face. This slide easily could have caught and carried the skier into hazardous terrain. Photo N Truax

Advisory Year
16-17

Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Sat Apr 1, 2017GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Sun Apr 2, 2017GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Mon Apr 3, 2017
Northern Gallatin, 2017-04-01
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