Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center

Faceted snow that developed during the November dry period reside in the bottom 35 centimeters of the snowpack and contain 3.65 inches (91 mm) of snow water equivalent. The slab and new snow above contained 5.5 inches (138 mm) of SWE.

Crown Profile for the Sheep Creek fatality on February 20, 2-18.

Site of an accident on the previous day that resulted one fatality (buried) and two partial burials. The slab avalanche failed on the buried surface hoar and dug down through the faceted snow layer to the late November crust.

Snow pit was dug on a flat slope at the Commissary Ridge weather station.

Pit was dug to just below the late November crusts.

While the old snow surface from October is identified as the problem layer, the snowfall from the beginning of November is bonding well to the old snow surface at this location.