Alp Rock Natural Avalanche

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R2-D2-O
Elevation
9500
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.02020
Longitude
-109.93800
Notes

The slopes above the last pillow pitch slid naturally. The crown extended from high up on the cliffs to lower down and across, and the cliff face. It ran a few hundred feet (~200) . A few new inches on the skin track (3-4)

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
Persistent Weak Layer
Vertical Fall
200ft
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year