Choteau Avalanche

Location Name: Benchmark Observation date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 10:45	Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes

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Storm Slab slide triggered remotely by snowmobile from 50 yards away. Storm Slab on old snow.

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Avalanche Details:

Date and Time of Avalanche:

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 12:45

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

Old snow

More information or comments about the avalanche:

Dimensions and event characteristics estimated from image.

Trigger

Trigger:

snowmobiler

Trigger Modifier:

Remotely Triggered

Size

Destructive Size:

D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.

Relative Size:

R3 Medium

Crown Height:

2 ft

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

220ft.

Avalanche Width (Average width):

150ft.

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