Observer Name
William Rouse
Observation Date
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Region
Logan » Mount Naomi Wilderness » Cougar Peak
Location Name or Route
Mount Naomi Wilderness, Cougar Peak
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
20'
Vertical
100'
Comments
Small slab avalanche triggered from the top of a ridge line broke out about 15 feet wide and quickly sluffed down the mountain about 100' vertical before loosing energy.
We noticed that tracks from last week were still visible in the bowl today and decided the wind had not terribly effected the 6 inches of new snow.
First ski cut from the top released the top layer and ran on the old snow interface. Interesting that the powder right next to the sluff stayed put as the second rider dropped in. Slope is about 40 degrees.
No other avalanche activity noticed. The sun was out warming up south aspects quite a bit but not enough to make any run. Cougar tracks on top of cougar peak?
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