Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
AmandaObservation Date:
February 7, 2021Submitted:
February 9, 2021Zone or Region:
Stevens PassActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Cowboy Ridge, in resortTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Soft SlabSize:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
5600Aspect:
SEComments:
In bounds at Stevens Pass - Cowboy Ridge, horseshoe cliffs area.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Skiing (1x boarder, 1x skier) in bounds at Stevens Pass, hiked Cowboy Ridge, traversed along the ridge, dropping down into the horseshoe cliffs area. We both traversed on an existing ski cut on a ~37 degree slope (we had watched two others ski this exact line the run beforehand). First person dropped down into the apron, took a few turns and stopped, at which point the hillside broke away, sweeping the boarder downhill and underneath the snow. He somehow popped to the surface behind a large tree, at which point the remaining snow and sluff continued downhill into a treed chute.