Dig to Thanksgiving Crust

Even during times of LOW Danger we recommend doing a quick stability test before going into avalanche terrain. You do not need to dig to the ground, just to the ice crust that was formed in Thanksgiving, shown here about 1.5' from the snow surface. The snowpit was on Divide Peak, east facing, about 9400'. Photo: GNFAC

Advisory Year
Northern Gallatin, 2017-12-11