SKier triggered loose facet sloughs near Cooke

Henderson Bench
Cooke City
Code
L-AS-R1-D1.5-O
Elevation
9400
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.05040
Longitude
-109.93100
Notes

Skiers triggered a couple long running loose snow avalanches that entrained much of the weak snowpack. On Hnederson Bench near Cooke City.

Number of slides
2
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Skier
R size
1
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year