As the day progresses, ridgetop winds could finally have a little fresh snow to work with and may form a shallow drift or two in the wind zone, above treeline. No big game changer here, but something to be aware of especially if our travels bring us to steep, committing terrain where there's little room for error. By late in the day I'd look for and avoid fat, rounded pillows of snow that may be large enough to knock me off my feet. In addition, remember that big, open terrain above treeline offers very hard, wind pressed snow and most south facing slopes have a stout ice crust on them. The main hazard on these slopes for skis, boards, or a sled is an uncontrollable slide for life... and that means- sliding downhill and not being able to stop.

On Saturday, Ted and I found great riding conditions on very weak surface snow in wind sheltered, shady terrain. I describe the setup in the viddy above.