Henderson Mountain
Cooke City
Code
N-R1-D2-O
Elevation
10000
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.05240
Longitude
-109.94500
Notes
Wind slab avalanche on E Henderson North of the large slide path close to Fisher Pk. R1 D2,1-2' deep, 200' wide. It broke aprx 200' below the summit mid slope. Phone was too cold to take photos. It looks like it broke on the 19th. Wind slabs 5-10" deep were easy to trigger on test slopes North o Lulu pass. Active loading today on upper elevation SW-SE aspects. Multiple ECTX test results on S aspects at 8600' over the weekend.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wind Slab
Slab Thickness
18.0 inches
Slab Width
200.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year