Observations from Powderhouse

Incredibly deep snow at Powderhouse. Breaking trail was exhausting. We kicked on multipe below treeline test slopes, results mostly consisted of small loose dry slides with only a couple soft slab results. Kicking on skin track switchbacks likewise did not produce much of interest. We did not venture into the near and above treeline terrain. We avoided the areas with consistent slopes steeper than 30 degrees. At various points in the afternoon snow fall rates were incredibly high. While descending a few hard turns on the steeper terrain we encountered did produce small loose dry slides.

Photo: One of the few test slopes that produced slab results. Most of the time when we kicked at test slopes (around tree wells, rocks, short steep areas, and skin switch backs) we saw fairly minor loose dry results.