Meridian Peak
Cooke City
Code
SS-ASr-R2-D1-I
Elevation
9000
Aspect Range
SE, S, SW, NW
Latitude
45.01950
Longitude
-110.00800
Notes
SS-ASr-R2-D1-I SE Aspect, 9000 feet, 35-40 degrees Remotely triggered from tracks visible on right side of photo. This photo shows one of five similar remotely triggered avalanches today in the Silver Creek drainage and 9595 Glades. All five avalanches released from 35-40 degree rollovers at the interface beneath ~20cm of new snow and were all size D1. The five avalanches spanned from 8500-9500 feet elevation on SE, S, SW, and NW aspects. No activity (e.g. wumphing, cracking, avalanches) was observed below the new-old snow interface.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
R size
2
D size
1
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness
8.0 inches
Vertical Fall
50ft
Slab Width
100.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year