Town Hill Avalanche, Cooke City

Town Hill
Cooke City
Code
SS-NC-R2-D2
Elevation
8400
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.02560
Longitude
-109.93700
Notes

The Nose of Town Hill avalanched on Feb. 1 due to the strong SWerly winds and looked to be triggered by a cornice fall (estimated 2-3' crown, about 75-100' wide. 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Cornice fall
R size
2
D size
2
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
30.0 inches
Slab Width
75.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year