Two snowboarders descended into an area locally referred to as 1st Bowl on Mt Axtell's. They descended one at a time past each other through the steeper upper part of the bowl, which they noted had previously avalanched. Lower in the terrain, where the slope angle descreades into the mid-30 degreess, Rider 2 watched Rider 1 trigger an avalanche. The avalanche carried Rider 2 around 100 feet before they regained their footing and rode out of the debris uninjured.

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Today Axtel 1st bowl center big hallway went. It failed about 200 feet below the headwall, which I think the headwall flushed, but lower down it went. Right as the slope mellows out about 30 degrees. My partner and I were leap frogging. They hit the headwall and skied down about 200 feet. Then I took it down to the gully and pulled off to the side. They went next and got taken out by a slide. They went for about a 100-foot ride and then were able to ride out of it. D1. They were fine, but it was scary. I didn't get any pics.