Windslab on Town Hill

Town Hill
Cooke City
Code
SS-ARc-R1-D1-I
Aspect
S
Latitude
45.02560
Longitude
-109.93700
Notes

A snowboarder intentionally triggered a wind-slab avalanche with a ski cut on town hill in Cooke City. The slide released 6-10” deep and approximately 30’ wide. It ran about 40 vertical feet. 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger Modifier
c-A controlled or intentional release by the indicated trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
10.0 inches
Vertical Fall
40ft
Slab Width
30.00ft
Images
Windslab on Town Hill
Snow Observation Source
Windslab on Town Hill
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
23-24