Realized today that the stout rime crust buried under a foot of snow in Cardiff is not near as stout in Mill D and Butler Fork and only buried about 6 inches deep. Got a good look into Mill B, Mineral and Broads and did not note any deep slab activity from the storm. Still suspect of steep slopes facing the north half of the compass, especially those slopes that get loaded by W-NW winds, such as Reynolds NE face, it looked loaded in the main gut and scoured on the skiers right side. The snow is really good for skiing moderate angled terrain, around 33 degrees and less, which makes me less anxious to push slope angles, not to mention the poor snow pack structure that we seem to be stuck with this year. Photos,
Some impressive surface hoar growth
Exposed rime crust from the wind
Safe and quality skiing on moderate angled terrain
Sticking with considerable on steep upper elevation NW through NE Moderate everywhere else.