Natural Avalanche The Fin - Cooke City

Natural Avalanche The Fin - Cooke City

This natural avalanche occurred on the Fin outsided of Cooke City. The slide took place on an east facing slope and was the result of heavy wind loading. It appears the slide failed on an instability buried mid-pack. Photo B. Fredlund  

Advisory Year
16-17

Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Thu Dec 22, 2016GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Sun Dec 25, 2016GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Mon Dec 26, 2016
Cooke City, 2016-12-22
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