Natural Slab Avalanche near Cooke City

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

From email: "I'd hypothesize that this avalanche might have happened sometime yesterday.  There was a light rain event on April 21, and an associated widespread (but minor) wet loose avalanche cycle on steep northerly aspects the same day.  And it appears from the photo that the slab avalanche might have happened subsequent to all the rollerball/ well loose activity.  Yesterday was very warm here also, with a high of 47 deg F at the NE Entrance at noon."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year