An avalanche on Imp Peak south of Big Sky on Saturday claimed the life of 23-year-old Inge Perkins of Bozeman. Perkins was ascending the peak on skis with her boyfriend Hayden Kennedy, 27, who was also caught in the slide and partially buried.
According to a statement released by the Kennedy family, “Hayden survived the avalanche but not the unbearable loss of his partner in life. He chose to end his life.” Kennedy was a world-renowned alpinist from Carbondale, Colorado, and had recently moved to Bozeman to work on his EMT certification.
Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center avalanche forecasters Doug Chabot and Alex Marienthal are conducting the investigation. According to a statement released today by the avalanche center:
Rescuers searching and probing the lower half of the avalanche debris pile. PHOTO COURTESY OF GNFAC
On Saturday, Kennedy and Perkins hiked 6 miles from the Upper Taylor Fork trailhead to the north couloir of Imp Peak. Near the bottom of the couloir around 10,000 feet, they triggered an avalanche while ascending on skis with skins.
The avalanche was 1 to 2 feet deep at the crown, approximately 150 feet wide, and 300 feet long. The slope where the avalanche released was 38 to 45 degrees with a north-northeast aspect.
This area received 1 foot of snow since Oct. 1, which was on top of 3 to 4
This pit is next to the avalanche that caught two skiers, resulting in one fatality. The hard layer of snow at the top is the layer that slid, and was likely 1 to 2 feet deep at the crown where it broke. PHOTO COURTESY OF GNFAC
feet of dense snow that fell since Sept. 15. The avalanche was a hard slab of wind-drifted snow that collapsed on a layer of soft old snow underneath, and slid on the old snow from late September.
Both skiers were caught, Kennedy was partially buried and Perkins was fully buried. Kennedy searched for Perkins, was unable to locate her, and then hiked out from the area.
On Monday, Gallatin County Search and Rescue recovered Perkins’ body. They located her buried 3 feet deep with avalanche probes. The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center will have a full accident report available later this week.
EBS will update this story as more information becomes available.
We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a
more
Event Details
We all are familiar with using a limited palette, but do you use one? Do you know how to use a limited palette to create different color combinations? Are you tired of carrying around 15-20 different tubes when you paint plein air? Have you ever wanted to create a certain “mood” in a painting but failed? Do you create a lot of mud? Do you struggle to achieve color harmony? All these problems are addressed in John’s workbook in clear and concise language!
Based on the bestselling “Limited Palatte, Unlimited Color” workbook written by John Pototschnik, the workshop is run by Maggie Shane and Annie McCoy, accomplished landscape (acrylic) and plein air (oil) artists,exhibitors at the Big Sky Artists’ Studio & Gallery and members of the Big Sky Artists Collective.
Each student will receive a copy of “Limited Palette, Unlimited Color” to keep and take home to continue your limited palette journey. We will show you how to use the color wheel and mix your own clean mixtures to successfully create a mood for your paintings.
Each day, we will create a different limited palette color chart and paint a version of a simple landscape using John’s directives. You will then be able to go home and paint more schemes using the book for guidance.
Workshop is open to painters (oil or acrylic) of any level although students must have some basic knowledge of the medium he or she uses. Students will be provided the book ($92 value), color wheel, value scale and canvas papers to complete the daily exercises.
Please join the Arts Council of Big Sky for free music from Jacob Rountree at the Wilson Hotel Lobby Bar from 5-7 p.m.
Event Details
Please join the Arts Council of Big Sky for free music from Jacob Rountree at the Wilson Hotel Lobby Bar from 5-7 p.m. on April 24.
Jacob Rountree is an alternative/indie songwriter living in the stunning alpine of Montana. Contemplative yet playful, his lyric forward style is reflective of his love for philosophy, poetry and quantum physics.