recent natural wet avalanche north of Cooke City

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
WS-N-R3-D2.5-O
Elevation
10500
Aspect
SW
Latitude
45.10440
Longitude
-109.89900
Notes

Natural wet slab avalanche, north of Cooke City, which likely happened on April 30th (observed May 1).

It's on a SW aspect, about 10,500'.  Crown estimated to be 4-6' deep.

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
48.0 inches
Vertical Fall
500ft
Slab Width
300.00ft
Images
recent natural wet avalanche north of Cooke City
Snow Observation Source
recent natural avalanche activity north of Cooke City
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
22-23