Snowmobile Triggered Avalanche McAtee Basin

McAtee Basin
Northern Madison
Code
HS-AMu-R2-D2-O
Latitude
45.17710
Longitude
-111.43500
Notes

From Instagram: "I watched a snowmobiler set this avalanche off today. Very scary in MT right now."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
48.0 inches
Vertical Fall
100ft
Slab Width
100.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year