Natural wet slab on Crown Butte

Crown Butte
Cooke City
Code
WS-N-R2-D2-O
Elevation
9800
Aspect
NW
Latitude
45.05250
Longitude
-109.96200
Notes

Natural slab avalanche on Crown Butte. Appears to be a wet slab that likely occurred 5/3 or 5/4/22. This same slope slid after a heavy snow storm a couple weeks ago on 4/23. Photo: @markass406

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Slab Thickness
24.0 inches
Images
Natural slab avalanche near Cooke City
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
21-22