Lawn Mower - Town Hill
Out of Advisory Area
Code
HS-ASr-R4-D3-O
Elevation
8800
Aspect Range
N-NW
Latitude
45.50570
Longitude
-110.49600
Notes
From obs: "On the morning on 3/14/24, a skier remotely triggered the Lawn Mower and an adjacent path on "Town Hill" in the Absaroka Range (outside of the GNFAC advisory area) while ascending on the other side of the ridgeline from the paths. The slide ran at least 1000 ft vertical."
From IG: "1/4 to 1/2 mile wide crown. Lawnmower and adjacent gully. 2-4 ft deep. Remote trigger from ~200 ft away. Crown is 8800 ft N/NW"
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
R size
4
D size
3
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
36.0 inches
Vertical Fall
1200ft
Slab Width
1500.00ft
Images
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year