Rider partially buried on Abundance

Mount Abundance
Cooke City
Code
AMu-R3-D2-O
Elevation
9500
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.07730
Longitude
-110.02100
Notes

From email 2/26/23: "I just talked with a fella that reported his buddy was buried up to his chest in an avalanche yesterday off of east abundance, near the cliffs. He reported a 4' crown and 200' wide. His buddy was snowmobiling."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
1
Number buried
1
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
3
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
40.0 inches
Vertical Fall
250ft
Slab Width
100.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year