Buck Ridge Avalanche

Buck Ridge Avalanche

This avalanche was intentionally triggered by an experienced snowmobiler in the Beaver Creek drainage just off Buck Ridge.  His partners watched him from a safe location as he made a quick pass near the bottom of the slope.  He initiated a fracture in the weak layer that propagated uphill and then propagated along this steep slope for nearly 1000ft.

Advisory Year
Northern Madison, 2010-01-07