Sheep Mountain
Cooke City
Code
SS-AMu-R3-D2
Elevation
9500
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.07220
Longitude
-109.92800
Notes
From email 5/11/24: “Hey Guys, here are a few photos from the weekend. The sheep Mountain Avalanche was Snowmobile triggered on Friday and the fisher peak avalanche happened today. Maybe cornice drop?”
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
3
D size
2
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness
24.0 inches
Vertical Fall
420ft
Slab Width
500.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year