Henderson Bench
Cooke City
Code
SS-ASr-O
Elevation
9500
Aspect
S
Latitude
45.04080
Longitude
-109.94000
Notes
Remote triggered a soft slab with a ski cut . Cut across top of slope and the slide initiated ten yards below. slide was approximately 25 feet at the crown and ran the whole length/ width of the gulley. Couldn’t see past the choke of the gulley . Thicker at the crown where snow was wind drifted 16 in~. Dug a quick pit after. HS 80 cm. Sl Slab n top of crust and facets. No one was caught and we skinned back up and skied out our original skin tr track
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
16.0 inches
Slab Width
25.00ft
Weak Layer Grain type
Faceted Crystals
Images
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year