WE facing snow at 8100 ft Cabin Ck
Trip Planning for Southern Madison
Primary Problem: Wind Slab
Bottom Line: Today's primary avalanche concern across the forecast area is triggering avalanches on wind-loaded slopes, particularly at higher elevations near ridgelines and in gullies. Without much recent snow available for transport into drifts, newer slabs will be relatively thin. Older slabs of wind-drifted snow may remain unstable where they sit on weak, sugary snow. Avoid wind drifts on steep slopes or evaluate the snowpack for instability and underlying weak layers before proceeding.Past 5 Days
Mon Nov 25
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Wed Nov 27
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Fri Nov 29
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Sat Nov 30
Moderate
Moderate
Today
Moderate
Moderate
Relevant Photos
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Radiation Recrystallization happening
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Cabin Creek snow cover
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SE facing snow Cabin Creek
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N facing snow Cabin Creek, 9000 ft
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Big Sky Ski Patrol triggered this avalanche during mitigation work in The Wave on 11/26/24... "2-3' deep on an ice crust just above the ground with a 2# shot in the Upper rodeo. Volume was limited as most of the snow was loaded just underneath the cornice, but still produced a sizeable size 2... Other paths in the Lenin region ran meaty wind slabs, full track with no significant step downs." Photo: BSSP
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Cracking on old, faceted, October snow hundreds of feet long. North facing near treeline. Photo: BSSP
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Intentional, human-triggered avalanche by a ski patrol breaking at the ground on a north facing slope near treeline. Photo: BSSP
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Snowpit at Bridger Bowl on 11/5. Photo: B. VandenBos
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Photo: S. Bonucci
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From obs.: "Triggered a small wind slab: -9600' -N aspect on the NW ridge of Sphinx Mountain -Strong SW wind
-Noticed oth er small crowns, likely triggered from another party traversing the north-facing bowl at similar elevations" Photo: S. Bonucci
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From e-mail: "Photo attached from near top of hyalite peak, 11/2. Cracking in recent hard wind slab, I had to really jump hard to make this. Walked on many other hard slabs that were well bonded. Highly variable snowpack. I think you'd be most likely to get into trouble by popping out a small hard slab pocket like this and getting magic carpeted into some thinly covered terrain." Photo: B. VandenBos
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From obs: "1-3 mm faceting in front of the Montage. Clear skys and mid 20 temps"
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On October 17, rain turned to snow and blanketed the mountains of southwest Montana with a fresh coat of snow. Photo: Yellowstone Club Webcam
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On October 17, rain turned to snow and blanketed the mountains of southwest Montana with a fresh coat of snow. Photo: Bridger Bowl Webcams
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Weather Forecast Southern Madison
Extended Forecast for20 Miles S Big Sky MT
Today
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 33 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
The Last Word
Bridger Bowl has backcountry conditions and there are no ski patrol services. Please steer clear of snowmaking equipment, chairlifts and snowmobiles, and respect posted signage, while they set up for the season.