Astral Lake, Natural Avalanche

Mt. Zimmer
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R1-D1.5-I
Elevation
9500
Aspect
SW
Latitude
45.09440
Longitude
-109.90000
Notes

From email: "This avalanche released while we were across Astral Lake digging snow pits today. South aspect 9500'. Approximately 18" storm total this weekend by yurt.  Only found new snow instabilities in our stability tests this weekend. HS around yurt zone 160-180 cm"

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness
18.0 inches
Vertical Fall
150ft
Slab Width
100.00ft
Weak Layer Grain type
Precipitation Particles
Images
Astral Lake, Natural Avalanche
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
20-21