Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center

Where the snowpack is shallower, such as this location, the pack is much weaker. CPST 30/100 end @ 77 cm's

This pit was dug with Alex Marienthal near at the crown of an avalanche that killed a snowmobiler on 2 January 2018. Video of snowpit is online.

Dug with Chabot

We were unable to get to the crown, so dug on an adjacent slope about 500' to the south.

Stability was better than expected.