Crown Butte Avalanche

Crown Butte Avalanche

This avalanche occurred on Saturday, Nov 26.  It was triggered by a snowmobiler who was fortunately able to out run the avalanche.  This slope was heavily wind loaded and the avalanche broke 3 feet deep.  A relatively flat area near the left side of the photograph caused the debris to pile up very deeply.  Aspect 160 deg. Elev. 9715.  Watch a video of our investigation here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z3cgH7eya0 Photo: GNFAC

Advisory Year
Cooke City, 2011-11-27