Mt Blackmore
Northern Gallatin
Code
HS-ASu-R2-D2
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.44440
Longitude
-111.00400
Notes
A skier triggered an avalanche on the SE face of Mt. Blackmore near the ridge on the morning of 1/19/24.
From text: "Hard to with the visibility but it ran almost all the way to the skin track (~800 vertical). It definitely broke 8 inches deep and 50 ft wide, but it might've gotten a little wider and deeper."
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
2
D size
2
Slab Thickness
8.0 inches
Vertical Fall
800ft
Slab Width
50.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year