From an email, "...It occurered in Sunlight Basin toward the west end of the bowl. This one released as soon as I made my turnout at the top, so I rode down in the motion of the slide. As seen in the photo, this is a north facing slope, ~40 degrees, 12" crown, ran for 100' downhill, and was 100' wide. The crown showed that basically all of the new snow we have recieved this past week let loose from the hill. There were no other fresh tracks on this slope, but the old trenches are visible in some of the photos." Photo: TJ Krob
Advisory Year
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Tue Feb 2, 2010