Skier Triggered Wind Slab - Ice Cream Scoop

Woody Ridge
Cooke City
Code
SS-ASu-R1-D1-S
Elevation
9280
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.00270
Longitude
-109.91700
Notes

Ice Cream Scoop on Skiers Left Side in Gully, North Aspect, 9280'

SS-ASu-R1-D1-S

One of the few spots on the gully where there are no trees as a wind block on the skiers left (south) side. Noticed a few cornices on south side of gully where it is exposed to W/SW/S winds. Skier took a left turn under cornices to scrub speed and released a 6-10" windslab 40' wide which ran 10' at most. Super soft and easy to ski through. 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Problem Type
Wind Slab
Slab Thickness
10.0 inches
Slab Width
40.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year