Natural on Scotch Bonnet, Cooke

Scotch Bonnet
Cooke City
Code
L-NC-R1-D1.5-S
Elevation
10000
Aspect
SW
Latitude
45.07210
Longitude
-109.95400
Notes

From email: "Observed what looked to be a natural release avalanche below a cornice on the upper aspects (northwest) of Scotch Bonnet today.  Didn’t get too close to it , but would estimate it ran up to 50ft wide and a few hundred feet down slope from the cornice where it released."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Cornice fall
R size
1
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Vertical Fall
300ft
Slab Width
50.00ft
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year