Argentina Bowl
Bridger Range
Code
SS-ASu-R3-D2.5-O
Elevation
8600
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.78690
Longitude
-110.93500
Notes
Skier triggered avalanche in Argentina Bowl on Saddle Peak. Observed from the highway. Occurred during the day on Wednesday, 1/15/2020.
From e-mail: "Skiers triggered two separate slides on south Saddle this afternoon. we witnessed the smaller slide to the lookers right of the big slide , the bigger one happened later apparently... The first smaller s slide was caused by a s ski cut near the trees, f fracture was about 2 feet, soft s slab that seemed to run on a thin s sun crust below the s sun crust was also very weak and sugary. Not sure when the second skier went farther out and triggered the whole bowl, but they got lucky!!"
Number caught
1
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
3
D size
2.5
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
36.0 inches
Vertical Fall
1000ft
Slab Width
600.00ft
Images
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year