Wilson Peak
Northern Madison
Code
HS-N-R2-D2.5-U
Elevation
10200
Aspect
S
Latitude
45.32700
Longitude
-111.32500
Notes
By far the most interesting thing today is an avalanche cycle on the south face of Wilson Peak. Multiple avalanches, some breaking on planar faces, scattered all across the thing. Not sure on depth either- some look quite deep, but I’m wondering if it is the storm snow from the mega-storm 2 weeks ago running on the rock hard surface leftover from the 100+ mph wind event 2.5 weeks ago. We will look more closely with binoculars tomorrow for a better estimate of scale. The slopes were obviously cross-loaded, but we were interested in what exactly made them cycle today (or last night).
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2.5
Bed Surface
U - Unknown
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Images
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year