Natural and skier triggered small new snow slides

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R1-D1-I
Elevation
9500
Aspect Range
E, N, NE
Latitude
45.02020
Longitude
-109.93800
Notes

On 4/17/22 near Cooke City we saw a couple natural 2-4" deep, 10' wide slabs on small hills lower down (pictured); natural 6-16" slabs on heavily wind loaded slopes on east aspect of Sheep Mtn., north face of Miller and east Wolverine mostly D1-1.5 (no photos); and two skier triggered D1.5 loose snow/storm slabs on the east aspect of Miller Ridge (no photo).

Number of slides
8
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness
6.0 inches
Vertical Fall
100ft
Slab Width
20.00ft
Weak Layer Grain type
Precipitation Particles
Slab Layer Grain Type
Precipitation Particles
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year