Damp probably isn't the right description for the snow surface and below, and wet or saturated would be a more correct descriptor. Boot pen at least 25 cm by noon, and ski pen ranged from 7 cm to much deeper later in the day. Fortunately the snowpack appears to have made a significant transition towards a true spring pack; and with the last two evenings of clear skies there have been solid refreezes, Mostly supportable "Shmoo" was observed out there on all aspects and elevations. The smoother the surface the better the riding, and old tracks and "clinkers" need to be avoided if possible.

Two items are of note: 1) Stream flows over the past two days have ramped up considerbly and on Wednesday the stream was very muddy. 2) Snowpack temperatures are indicating an isothermal pack as high as 10,300 on northerly aspects.