New snow and buried weak layer, Cooke City

On Feb 6, 2022 we rode north of Cooke City and found 10-14" of new snow and a layer of buried weak facets that created unstable conditions. This setup makes avalanches possible to trigger on steep slopes. In this pit we had an ECTP13 break on weak facets a couple inches below the new snow. Photo: GNFAC

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Cooke City, 2022-02-06