Did a lap up Butler Trees in hopes of finding some riding that wasn't covered in crusts or rollerballs. Riding conditions were as good as we could have asked for with the snow surface soft and creamy, trying to be corn. The incoming storm helped keep the surface cool and we didn't find sticky snow until back near the skinner at the base of the run.

I was most intruigued by two wet slab crowns. Most wet slab activity I've seen and read obvs about are caused by point releases, both dry and wet. These are just pure wet slabs, no rocks or trees above them to drop a trigger. Assuming they went natural in the last day or two but the presense of the dirt layer makes me wonder if it was remote, maybe from a long running point release nearby or tree bombs at another place on the slope. I'm guessing the liklihood is higher that they were natural with solar input, though.

Bring on the reset, its a great time of year to be in the Wasatch!

Photo 1: Wet slab crowns, SE @ 8100'

Photo 2: Wet slab debris

Photo 3: Approximate location of these wet slabs, note that it is not shaded on WBskiing app! Good reminder to really keep your head on a swivel for micro-terrain features when wet slabs are lurking.

Photo 4: Long running point release starting in shaded avalanche terrain at 9200' and running down a gully nearly 1000' just to the west of the two wet slabs. This photo shows some rocks near the top of the smaller wet slab crown...maybe a rollerball did trigger it and the larger went sympathetically? Still leaves me with questions about the dirt layer specifically on SE aspects.

Photo 5: Diving Board glide avalanche in Broads Fork