Montana Bowl Avakanche
IncidentTony Naciuk · Dec 29, 2019 · Long Range Mountains
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- Amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab
-3 skiers caught and carried through trees and over cliffs in Montana bowl RMR -1 stopped on tree island, 2 swept over cliff -no major injuries -rapid warming on solar aspect -2 skier tracks on same slope before avalanche -many observers of incident in surrounding bowl -crown line apprx 70cm -low wind, warm sun, no clouds -neighboring shaded aspects held nice dry, cold , shaded powder
Avalanche
-3 skiers caught and carried through trees and over cliffs in Montana bowl RMR -1 stopped on tree island, 2 swept over cliff -no major injuries -rapid warming on solar aspect -2 skier tracks on same slope before avalanche -many observers of incident in surrounding bowl -crown line apprx 70cm -low wind, warm sun, no clouds -neighboring shaded aspects held nice dry, cold , shaded powder