10:34 a.m.: A second in-bound avalanche hit Jackson Hole Mountain Resorts upper mountain this morning. This shot was taken from the top of the gondola looking south. The web cam is now covered. Word is that the slide was massive, that the force of it blew out the restaurants windows and that theyre shutting down the entire mountain for the day.10:30 p.m.: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort dodged a huge bullet this morning. replica brand watches Headwall naturally slid, triggering a second massive avalanche that tumbled down the resorts upper mountain this morning at 9:26 a.m. The in-bounds, fatality-free avalanche occurred two days after a smaller slide claimed Wilson, WYs David Nodine.
The Gondola wasnt open to the public at the time of todays slide.The avalanche shattered the Bridger Restaurants windows, left parts of the building filled with roughly 30 feet of snow debris and partially buried a half dozen or so mountain employees. It trapped people inside of the building, pinned a man and his dog inside of a patrol replica Gucci watch hut and partially buried a number of ski patrollers. Its a miracle everyone survived. JHMR had completed one avalanche hazard reduction route and were in the process of readying for another when the Headwall slid.
The resort is closing all its backcountry gates until further notice. The upper mountain is also closed so patrollers can complete more avalanche hazard reduction work. The last time Headwall slid was in February 1986. That slide was so vast that locals replica watch gift say it almost toppled homes at the resorts base.Dec. 30: Initial reports that the Dec. 29 avalanche slid naturally were incorrect. A ski patroller set off the slide during snow control work. He was the last member of his group and he opted to throw one more charge at the mountain.Check out photographs of the slide at Thoughtshaker.com.— Christina Erb
