Mineral Mountain
Cooke City
Code
SS-NC-R3-D2
Elevation
10400
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.03030
Longitude
-109.99800
Notes
Noticed a large cornice triggered avalanche on Mineral Mtn today. Likely broke on 2/12 or early am 2/13. E aspect ran almost to the valley floor. Active Loading today with Strong Gusts from N-S. There were some other small cornice avalanches to the north of this slide that did not trigger larger avalanches.
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Cornice fall
R size
3
D size
2
Vertical Fall
1700ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year