Last weekends storm snow settled nicely and in general the snowpack seems pretty comfortable in its own skin. The past few days we've found the snow to be unreactive to our additional weight and our snow stability tests confirm this. However, we've only seen a small portion of a ginormous region and I'm not gonna bet the farm on a thumbnails worth of information. Sure, you'd really have to go out of your way to trigger an avalanche on the Skyline this weekend, but it isn't out of the question. The type terrain we flock to early in the season (upper elevation, shady slopes, facing the north half of the compass) is exactly the type of terrain where you could trigger an avalanche the next couple of days. Remember- these slopes are more dangerous because the old snow near the ground has grown weak and sugary. And with the addition of last weekends storm... now there's a cohesive slab on top. This isn't a widespread avalanche problem. In fact, it's more pockety in nature. Problem is- any avalanche that breaks to old snow will be more dangerous because of all the obstacles it uncovers. It's a long season and we're barely getting started. Best to avoid a game ending injury by steering clear of steep, upper elevation slopes, especially those that face the north half of the compass, where strong feeling snow overlays weak snow near the ground.