Small Skier Triggered Wind Slab, Cooke City

Round Lake
Cooke City
Code
SS-AS-R1-D1-I
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.07450
Longitude
-109.90700
Notes

On a steep roll, the second skier in our group triggered a small wind slab avalanche. This avalanche was 15-20' wide, 8" deep, and ran for about 30-40 vertical feet. The skier easily skied away from the slide and was not caught. 

 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
8.0 inches
Vertical Fall
30ft
Slab Width
19.97ft
Images
Small skier triggered wind slab
Attached Videos
We Triggered a Small Avalanche, Cooke City - 28 Mar 2024
Snow Observation Source
We Triggered a Small Avalanche
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
23-24