Sheep Creek - Gully east of Miller Trees
Date
Activity
Skiing
Skiers traveling on South facing slope at 9,100ft elevation ascending Miller Trees remote triggered from skin track (second lap) a wind slab slide on a steeper East facing slope that slid to gully floor and out to Sheep Creek. Westerly wind was blowing with gusts carrying snow to load the east facing side of gully. Crown was approximately 4ft at the crest of gully’s slope. Cracking visible in photo from skin track traveled up to crown 50yrds away. Pit dug at similar elevation on South facing slope yielded slight cracking within the storm slab but no propagation (ECT16N).
Region
Cooke City
Location (from list)
Sheep Creek
Observer Name
Sandro Sacerdoti