large natural avalanche, NE Mt. Henderson

large natural avalanche, NE Mt. Henderson

Date
Activity
Skiing

We were ski touring on the SW side of Mt. Henderson today, and noticed a large (natural?) avalanche on the NE aspect of Henderson.  First observed at around 1:15pm.  It appeared to be very fresh, possibly from a remote trigger this morning.  

2 photos attached.   A NE aspect, around 10,000'.

It looked to be 4-6' deep and about 500' wide.  And it failed on snow at/ near the ground.

Weather:  today alternated between heavy snowfall, and patches of sunshine.  Temps in the low/ mid 20's F, and calm winds.  A very nice day for ski touring.

No other avalanche activity observed in Miller Creek.

We experienced a couple of large collapses on westerly aspects/ in wind affected terrain around 10,000'.

Region
Cooke City
Location (from list)
Henderson Mountain
Observer Name
Beau Fredlund