Lionhead Ridge
Lionhead Range
Code
SS-AMu-R1-D1-I
Latitude
44.71450
Longitude
-111.31800
Notes
From obs: "Today I watched as a sledder dropped a
cornice
causing the
cornice
to fall triggering an
avalanche chasing him down the hill. The snowpack consisted of a
wind slab
on top of near-surface
facets and a couple of buried layers of
surface hoar
."
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year