Storm slab Avalanches near Cooke

Daisy Pass
Cooke City
Code
SS-R3-D2
Elevation
9800
Aspect
W
Latitude
45.05900
Longitude
-109.95600
Notes

On Jan 2, 2025 We rode over Daisy Pass and out to Abundance, then around Fisher and behind Scotch Bonnet, and back to Lulu Road. Visability was marginal with overcast skies and light snowfall in and out through the day. Wind was light to moderate with moderate gusts. Moving some snow from trees and along the surface, stiffening slabs. Snowfall rates picked up this evening. 

We saw three avalanches just north of Daisy Pass and one on Henderson Mtn. The one on Henderson was difficult to see the crown, but we could see the debris. Two of the slides north of Daisy were 2-3' deep and 100-150' wide and ran into thick stands of trees, looked like thick soft slabs/drifts of recent snowfall. The other slide was 1-2' deep and 300-500' wide, soft slab of recent snow.

Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
R size
3
D size
2
Problem Type
Storm Slab
Slab Thickness
24.0 inches
Vertical Fall
300ft
Slab Width
150.00ft
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year