Many natural 6-10" deep avalanches near Cooke

COOKE CITY
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R3-D1.5-O
Elevation
9500
Aspect
S
Latitude
45.02020
Longitude
-109.93800
Notes

On 3/12/22. We saw 5+ avalanche crowns that appeared to have broke naturally, and got reports of a few others. All were 6-10" deep, recent wind-drifted snow failing on a hard melt-freeze crust.

Number of slides
7
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
3
D size
1.5
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness
8.0 inches
Vertical Fall
100ft
Slab Width
150.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year