Sheep Creek
Cooke City
Code
SS-N-R1-D1
Latitude
45.02510
Longitude
-109.97600
Notes
On our 3rd lap on the North Side Burn in Sheep Creek, we traveled up the ridge to take a look at the steeper terrain to the west along the ridge. From our protected vantage point, we could see a recent wind slab that appeared to release naturally some in the past 24 hours. The crown was obscured, but I would code the avalanche as SS-N-R1-D1-S. The avalanche was approximately 3-6" deep, 25' wide, and ran for ~60'.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Slab Thickness
6.0 inches
Vertical Fall
60ft
Slab Width
25.00ft
Images
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year