Yellowstone Park NE
Cooke City
Code
HS-N-R2-D1.5-S
Elevation
7500
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.00340
Longitude
-110.04300
Notes
While driving from Cooke through Yellowstone saw a couple recent natural slab avalanches. One on Amphitheater peak appeared to involve recent storm snow. And there were many relatively large wind slabs in Yellowstone (4-5 that I saw).
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
16.0 inches
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year