Three snowmobile triggered avalanches near Cooke City

Crown Butte
Cooke City
Code
SS-AMu-R1-D2-O
Aspect
SE
Latitude
45.05250
Longitude
-109.96200
Notes

From email: "Saw 3 different slides today, all had sled tracks near or into them, and were breaking from rocks... The other slides were smaller, had broken from rocks at the top of ridges. Also saw some cracking mid slope, on this same a aspect a ridge over down left of this photo."

Photo is of avalanche on SE aspect of Crown Butte.
 

Number of slides
3
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
2
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year