Remote Trigger Meridian Peak

Meridian Peak
Cooke City
Code
SS-ASr-R3-D2-I
Elevation
8370
Aspect
S
Latitude
45.02700
Longitude
-110.00300
Notes

We toured into Meridian today. On our approach we remote triggered a soft slab on the climber’s left (west) side of the crux approach slope. It was 50’ wide, ran 150’, and the crown was about 12-15”. It was a south aspect at 8370’ with a ~40 degree start zone. The storm slab ran on a crust.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
R size
3
D size
2
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness
15.0 inches
Vertical Fall
150ft
Slab Width
50.00ft
Images
Remote Trigger Meridian Peak
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
19-20