Strengthening bridge from upper snowpack and wind packed sections still overlies demons that will be slow to heal. Meager storms only complicate the picture, but the nagging fact remains. We have a shallow snowpack with buried facets and persistent slabs will be harder to trigger, but step on the weak/ sweet spot, and these things could propagate huge distances. We had three different collapses today, one that really thundered when Steve stepped onto a little more windward tiny sub ridge near some bushes, so needless to say, we stayed off and out from underneath threats, giving them a wide berth. I was pleasantly surprised to find spongy firm conditions that made for fast fun turns on low ankle more protected areas, but with 14"-16" totals, lots of slalom gates/bushes/weeds to negotiate. Access is still an issue especially for machines, lots of deadfall traps, rocks still exposed, etc, and getting around is limited to higher terrain and leeward sides.