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
Images
natural wet slab avalanche, south of Cooke City
Snow Observation Source
natural wet slab avalanche, south of Cooke City
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
22-23