Observation: Cougar Peak

Found mild wind loading, including cross loading, on west and northwest facing slopes forming wind slabs up to 10 inches deep. Also found evidence of a natural small wind slab avalanche on a northwest facing slope just below the summit of Cougar. The slide likely ran yesterday, was maybe 10 inches deep and didn't run a significant distance. Might have been triggered by natural cornice fall. We found great powder skiing in tight trees on a 30 degree north facing slope between 7000' and 8700'.