Beehive Basin
Northern Gallatin
Code
Latitude
45.33140
Longitude
-111.39100
Notes
Multiple parties reported signs of instability in the form of either cracking or whumpfing or poor results in stability tests while skiing in Beehive Basin on 12/17.
From obs: "One pocket in a glade of one of our lines had a short shooting crack ahead of my skis as I set our skintrack. ~1ft. of snow propagated uphill onto my skis." E.Webb
"ECTN x 5 and ECP x 1, down 45 (shallower spot as compared to the other 5). PST 30/100 SF, 60/100 end down 58. PST 40/100 end down 55. Two large whumpfs nearby. All obs were at 8700', W aspect (meadow between gem chute and next chute to the South). " D. Sandberg
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Images
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Red Flag
Advisory Year