natural wet slab avalanche, south of Cooke City

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
WS-N-R3-D2.5-O
Elevation
8500
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.01060
Longitude
-109.94700
Notes

A natural wet slab avalanche that occurred just south of Cooke City yesterday May 3, around 6pm.

The slide is on a northerly spect around 8500'.

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
30.0 inches
Vertical Fall
750ft
Slab Width
200.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year