Skier triggered wind slab on Town Hill

Town Hill
Cooke City
Code
SS-ASc-R2-D1.5-I
Elevation
8500
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.02560
Longitude
-109.93700
Notes

From IG message: "I initiated a ski cut below a cornice and roller, and was able to trigger a wind slab that broke roughly 15 inches deep and 30-50 feet across and slid a few hundred feet down slope. Same problem from last night, but more volume and energy today."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
c-A controlled or intentional release by the indicated trigger
R size
2
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
15.0 inches
Vertical Fall
200ft
Slab Width
40.00ft
Images
Skier triggered wind slab on Town Hill, 2/19 (2)
Skier triggered wind slab on Town Hill, 2/19
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
21-22