Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center

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Avalanche Event Map

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This map will display events which have a latitude and longitude assigned. There may be events from the time period selected which cannot be displayed due to the lack of a point to assign them to. This happens when observations are reported, but the information is not complete enough to determine their exact location.

Avalanche Types:

All depths are in inches.

SS = soft slab
HS = hard slab
WS - wet slab
L - loose
WL - wet loose

Avalanche Size - Relative to Path:

R1 Very small, relative to the path
R2 Small, relative to the path
R3 Medium, relative to the path
R4 Large, relativie to the path
R5 Major or maximium, relative to the path

Avalanche Size - Destructive Force

D1 Relatively harmless to people
D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person
D3 Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house or break a few trees
D4 Could destroy a railway car, large truck, several buildings, or a substantial amount of forest
D5 Could gouge the landscape, Largest snow avalanche known.

Triggers:

AA = Artillery
AB = Explosive Air Blast
AE = Explosive Hand Charge
AF = Hiker/Foot Penetration
AF = Snowshoer
AL = Avalauncher
AM = Snowmobile
AO = Other
AR = Snowboarder
AS = Skier
AV = Vehicle
AW = Wildlife
AX = Gas Exploder
N = Natural