Wind Slabs in Beehive and Cooke City

Beehive Basin
Northern Madison
Code
SS-N-R2-D2-I
Elevation
10000
Aspect Range
S-E
Latitude
45.34070
Longitude
-111.39100
Notes

Several wind slab avalanches were seen in Beehive and near Cooke City that likely broke during on just after the storm on 4/5-4/6. These slides broke in freshly wind drifted snow (6" to 2ft deep) and ran several hundred vertical feet. 

Number of slides
3
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind-Drifted Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year