Avalanche near Round Lake

Avalanche near Round Lake

This avalanche was observed Thursday (2/6) north of Cooke City near Round Lake. It likely failed on a thin layer of facets near an ice crust. It occurred on a S aspect. Notice how this slide extends the full width of the photo. Avalanches are a red flag and wide propagation is a bad sign as well. Photo: A. Steckmest

Cooke City, 2014-02-07