Skier and Snowmobile Triggered Avalanches, Cooke City

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
SS-AS-R2-O
Elevation
9500
Aspect
S
Latitude
45.02020
Longitude
-109.93800
Notes

A skier near Goose Lake observed two human triggered avalanches, one looked to be skier triggered and one looked to be snowmobile triggered. Solar aspects around 9500'. The skier dug at pit and found at least one failed on buried surface hoar

Number of slides
2
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
R size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year