This wet slab avalanche released naturally at 1145 am. Two days without freezing temperatures and sunny, warm weather today weakened the snowpack considerably. Note the large crack to the right of the avalanche. This is something we do not usually see. Photo: S. Schmidt
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Strong solar input and warm temperatures were producing natural slides in the northern Madison Range. This slide occurred in the A-Z chutes at Big Sky. Other wet loose and wet slab avalanches were observed in the area. Photo Chelan Babineau-Z
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This large natural slide was part of the massive avalanche cycle that took place last week. The crown of this slide is over a mile long and averages 3-4 feet deep. Photo Jeff Watt
The debris pile is the result of a wet slab that released naturally on the west side of the Bridgers. Photo Alex Merienthal
A poor snowpack structure and multiple days without freezing temperatures has created unstable conditions in the Bridger Range. This wet slab released naturally and failed on facets near the ground. Photo Alex Merienthal
The slide that occurred in the northern Bridgers broke on facets near the ground. Temperatures well above freezing combined with a terrible snowpack structure will keep the avalanche danger elevated. Photo GNFAC
A large human triggered slide north of Ross Peak left piles of debris up to 15 feet thick. Mark Staples hikes out of a large hole in the center of the debris pile. Fortunately the rider who triggerd this slide was not caught. Photo GNFAC
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