Natural Avalanche, Henderson Bench

Henderson Bench
Cooke City
Code
NC-R2-D2-O
Elevation
10000
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.05580
Longitude
-109.94700
Notes

From IG: “Avalanche spotted on Henderson bench today, appears to be cornice triggered yesterday or the day before. 2-5 feet deep, 600’ wide, ran 800 vertical.”

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Trigger
Cornice fall
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
42.0 inches
Vertical Fall
800ft
Slab Width
600.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year