The photo does not really show how great the coverage and snow conditions are out there right now. It is great riding in the meadows and trees and away from any avalanche terrain.

Feels like the good old days where the mountains are stuffed with snow.

This snow pit on an northeast aspect in Gold Hill around 10,000' had 125cm (50") of snow and I finally had to bang on the isolated column with my boot to get a crack to propagate on the weak sugary snow deeply buried now. I think it's a different set up where the snow is shallow and the weak layer is closer to the surface and more easily affected. Where the slab is thinner I think avalanches are more easily triggered and could then break into a big and dangerous slide.