Small windslab along Beehive Ridge

Beehive Basin
Northern Madison
Code
SS-N-R1-D1
Elevation
9000
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.34070
Longitude
-111.39100
Notes

Small natural windslab under the cornice on the Beehive Ridgeline around noon on 12/18. It broke up to around a foot deep, 20 ft wide, and ran about 15 vertical feet.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Problem Type
Wind Slab
Slab Thickness
12.0 inches
Vertical Fall
15ft
Slab Width
20.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year