Human triggered avalanche2 - Cooke City 1/25/14

Human triggered avalanche2 - Cooke City 1/25/14

This slide was triggered by a snowmobiler up Sheep Creek outside of Cooke City. The slide broke 2-3 feet deep, 2-300 feet wide and failed on weak snow near the ground. The rider escaped unharmed, but his sled was partially buried. Photo CCA 


Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Sun Jan 26, 2014GNFAC Avalanche Forecast for Mon Jan 27, 2014GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Tue Jan 28, 2014GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Wed Jan 29, 2014
Cooke City, 2014-01-25
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