recent natural wet avalanche north of Cooke City

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
WS-N-R3-D2.5-O
Elevation
10500
Aspect
SW
Latitude
45.10440
Longitude
-109.89900
Notes

Natural wet slab avalanche, north of Cooke City, which likely happened on April 30th (observed May 1).

It's on a SW aspect, about 10,500'.  Crown estimated to be 4-6' deep.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
3
D size
2.5
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness
48.0 inches
Vertical Fall
500ft
Slab Width
300.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year