Small natural and human triggered avalanches in Cooke

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R2-D2
Latitude
45.02020
Longitude
-109.93800
Notes

1. "...a fresh avalanche observed out there today.  A south aaspectaround 9400', estimated to be 2-3' deep and 75' wide. Also observed 2 thinner wwind slabavalanches that also ran naturally within the last 48 hrs, and were both about 1' deep and 50' wide.  One was a SE asaspectand one was a North asaspect See attached photo Natural avalanche 2-3' deep.

2. "We’ve seen many instances of cracking and wiwind slabreaks the past two days riding in Cooke, most happened as we sledded past or down the slope. The 1st and 2nd photo are 4” deep breaks at most. The last photo/slidslideobserved today, S facing slope, not sure how it was triggered, a foot deep crown at most." See attached photos Small 1' deep, Human triggered 1&2.

Number of slides
4
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year