wet snow avalanches on road in YNP

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
WL-N-R3-D1.5-G
Elevation
6900
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.02020
Longitude
-109.93800
Notes

A full depth wet loose slide (D1.5) buried one lane of road in YNP on a steep, treed ENE facing slope at 6900'.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
3
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
G - Ground
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness
20.0 inches
Vertical Fall
200ft
Slab Width
25.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year