Zimmer Creek
Cooke City
Code
SS-ARu-D1.5-I
Elevation
9000
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.08220
Longitude
-109.89500
Notes
From obs: "A small, snowboarder-triggered avalanche from 12/31 on a southeast-facing slope at 9,000 feet broke on the 30cm layer and stepped down to the 40cm layer. The snowboarder was briefly caught in the sliding snow but maintained his footing as the snow washed past him."
Number caught
1
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Images
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year