Wind Slab Avalanches Below Pine Martin Ridge

Cooke City
Code
SS-NC-I
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.00740
Longitude
-109.89100
Notes

From obs: "Today (03/26/2024) there were strong winds loading snow onto the Northeast face off of Pine Martin Ridge, just North of Ram Pasture. When we got a better view of the slope, we noticed there had been a natural wind-slab avalanche (left), possibly triggered by a cornice fall. While transitioning, we saw a small part of the same cornice break off and trigger a similar wind slab avalanche (right). "

 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Cornice fall
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year