Crown Butte
Cooke City
Code
L-N-R1-D1-S
Elevation
9500
Aspect
S
Aspect Range
S, NE
Latitude
45.05250
Longitude
-109.96200
Notes
There was a small natural dry loose on south face of Crown Butte and I triggered a dry loose slide on a test slope near the ridge on Miller ridge (video).
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Problem Type
Loose Dry
Slab Thickness
5.0 inches
Attached Videos
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year