I dug snowpits where natural avalanches had occurred during the widespread early December cycle. The crowns of many of these avalanches are still visible a month after they happened, and the snow is shallower and probably weaker on the bed surfaces than on surrounding slopes that did not slide.
The snow was so loose and sugary that skinning up Miller Bowl was like trying to walk up a sand-dune. Colorado skiers who are used to this kind of thing call this "sandboxing."
I encountered a plump rabbit in a fluffy white coat that looked ready for the oncoming snow storms... Bring it on!