Avalanche

Cooke City, Mt. Republic

Alex MarienthalCooke City
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Quick report

From town, I saw one fresh avalanche and two old crowns on Mt. Republic. Snow was moist to wet at lower elevations. Some Rollerballs on North facing slopes ~8000'.

Observed one fresh avalanche that happened morning of 12/12, in Mt. Republic Cirque adjacent to the Fin.

Snowpack

Snow was moist to wet at lower elevations. Some Rollerballs on North facing slopes ~8000'.

Avalanche

Size
D2 R2
Type
HS
Aspect
NE
Trigger
N
Elevation
9600 ft

From town I saw one fresh avalanche that occurred today, probably a wind slab. Plus, two persistent slab crowns that were 2-3+ days old. One below the north couloir on Mt. Republic (9600'), 2-4' deep, 75-100' wide. Another lower on the north side of Mt. Republic around 8200', 2-3' deep, 50' wide.