We purposely sought out very sheltered N facing snowpack to confirm what we already thought. Although temperatures have been on the moderate side, low angle sun and very shallow pack creates a strong enough gradient to continue to weaken the snow. We found a variety of crusts down 2"-4" and around 10" that seems to disappear once we got to very sheltered areas, but overall snow totals are 16" in undisturbed areas and have not gained much strength. While lower angle slopes and a little speed would allow boards and wider skis to float above it all, we do not think it would support snow machines, especially those with more aggressive tracks, you would churn down through the entire pack to the dirt/rocks/weeds before you could get enough purchase to climb or even traverse most areas. We have only added to smoothing over anchors with more depth and increased the likelihood of a widespread cycle once and if it really does snow.