Miller Mtn.
Cooke City
Code
HS-AMu
Latitude
45.04650
Longitude
-109.97700
Notes
We received a call (from a third party) about a snowmobiler that was buried with their head 5 feet below the snow and their foot sticking out of the snow. Their partners saw the foot and dug them out. The riders face was blue, but quickly became responsive after a "chest thump".
They were riding on the north side of Miller Mtn. Given the widespread winds and drifting, we suspect it was likely a hard wind slab avalanche similar to one spotted on Crown Butte the same day .
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Hard slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
Problem Type
Wind Slab
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year