McAtee Avalanches 4+5

McAtee Avalanches 4+5

It was unclear if these avalanches were naturally or human triggered.  They are on a SSW facing slope at about 9000 ft.  The snowpack was very thin in this area but loaded by storms on the weekend of March 3/4 and another storm March 6.  The crowns were about 1ft in size and total snowpack depth wasn't more than 2 ft.  Photo: GNFAC

Advisory Year
Northern Madison, 2012-03-08