Wet Loose Avalanches Cooke City

Hayden Creek
Cooke City
Code
WL-NC-R1-D1-S
Elevation
10000
Aspect
E
Latitude
44.99520
Longitude
-109.90800
Notes

While touring south of town today, we observed two D1 wet loose avalanches on an east aspect at 10000’. Both occurred at 11am and were triggered by a small cornice fall due to rapid warming.

Number of slides
2
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Cornice fall
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Problem Type
Loose Wet
Snow Observation Source
Wet Loose Avalanches Cooke City
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year
24-25