Natural small point release hit skier

Republic Creek
Cooke City
Code
L-N-R1-D1-S
Elevation
9000
Aspect
SE
Latitude
44.98550
Longitude
-109.94100
Notes

From obs. 4/6/20: "I got tagged by a small point release today. Skinning up the Republic Mountain ridgeline I had stopped to pull skins because it was apparent from hand-pit that the new snow was not bonding well with the old snow interface. I was looking down slope so didn’t actually see the release, but think it was a natural point release that I just happened to be standing in the way of, at least I didn’t feel any coll collapse it didn’t seem like I had remotely triggered it.  

Restricted to new snow ~ 6” deep and ran for about 80 vertical feet. Point release in rock band at  ~8,980 to toe at where I was standing at 8,900’ on ESE aspec aspect 35° slope ( 45.004, -109.942).

Wx: Overcast, warm (35°+), calm, snowing heavy at time (0.6 SWE at Fisher Creek SNOTEL in 10 hr.)."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Loose-snow avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
1
Bed Surface
S - Avalanche released within new snow
Slab Thickness
6.0 inches
Vertical Fall
80ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year