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In the northern Bridger Range, a skier (1 of 3) triggered this avalanche but was not caught. It broke up to 4 feet deep and was 150-200 feet wide.They were "pushing it" according to one of the party. Luckily they got away with it, although barely.  Photo: Anonymous

In the Bridger Range, skiers triggered a large slide in "Big Red" in Frazier Basin today.  The avalanche in the background was a natural that occured beforehand. No one was caught or injured. Recent storm snow is not bonding well to the older surface.  This avalanche did not break at the ground, it broke under the newer snow, much of it wind-loaded. Photo: Anonymous

A skier in the Crazies triggered this small slide on Sunday. It likely failed on weak facets near the ground. Photo: R. Sheridan  

A skier triggered this small wind slab near Lulu Pass outside of Cooke City. Although this slide isn't huge, it's a good reminder not to let your guard down. Photo. B. Van Wert

The snowpack on Henderson Bench outside Cooke CIty has almost 6 feet of snow depth. Weak snow at the ground is remaining stable and not beaking in our tests, but we have little confidence that it won't avalanche in the future. Photo: A. Fauver

The Rasta Chutes on the south face of Scotch Bonnet have 5 feet of snow on the ground. Four feet of it is sitting on crumbly, faceted depth hoar which is a concern. Triggering avalanches is possible, but getting more difficult as the snowpack gets deeper. Photo: A. Fauver