Whirlwind, Cowboy Ridge, Musical Bumps
Quick reportaktng · Apr 5, 2026 · Spearhead
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- wet, heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
We attempted to get out early enough to beat the heat and shoot for Banana Chute but it was very hot very early so we changed course and went up Whirlwind. Lots of wet loose slides coming off of south facing steep slopes. At the summit of Whirlwind, over a period of 10 minutes, we watched about 5-6 separate wet loose slides on backside of Overlord/Refuse pinnacle. Snow on ski out was soft from sun. On our way out we skied Cowboy Ridge - it was very soft slushy snow. Skiing on cowboy created some decent sized roller balls but they didn’t pick up much momentum.