COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R1-D1.5-S
Elevation
9300
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.02020
Longitude
-109.93800
Notes
From email 2/28: "Photo attached of a natural avalanche from yesterday, just south of Cooke City. It's on an E, NE aspect, with a crown around 9,300'. Looks like it occurred yesterday am, as a result of a cornice fall.
Additionally we observed quite a few natural, point release avalanches on mid elevation easterly aspects yesterday too. Lots of sunshine, and temperatures in the valley bottom slightly above freezing yesterday.
Overall we didn't find the fresh wind drifts to be too widespread though."
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
8.0 inches
Vertical Fall
700ft
Slab Width
20.00ft
Images
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year