Snowmobile triggered wind slab Crown Butte

Crown Butte
Cooke City
Code
SS-AMu-R3-D1-S
Elevation
10000
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.05250
Longitude
-109.96200
Notes

R3/D1 wind slab off of the SE side of Crown Butte. Observed from Henderson, and there were numerous sled tracks in the debris/runout.

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
3
D size
1
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year