BRIDGER BOWL — Opening day at Bridger Bowl is set for Friday, but for some eager skiers, waiting that long isn’t an option. As soon as the snow starts falling, they head for the slopes — even in the early season, when conditions can be risky.

On November 29, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center reported a backcountry skier was riding the Pomp Twins Couloir near Fairy Lake when an avalanche broke loose.

Video footage shows the skier being carried roughly 250 feet downhill before deploying his airbag. He stayed on top of the snow and left the area uninjured. Bridger Bowl prepares for opening day amid high avalanche danger in backcountry

This wasn’t the first human-triggered avalanche in the Bridgers recently.

“The skiing has been good where we found it — got some good powder tu

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