Ski Tour in Johnson Canyon

We skied East Facing avalanche terrain then crossed the canyon and skied WSW facing terrain. East facing terrain had excellent snow conditions. On WSW terrain there was enough new snow for the skiing to be good, but you could still feel the melt-freeze crust on top of the old snow. We were skiing new snow depths of 12-20 inches or so and the deeper snow was on the E facing terrain consistent with the SW winds. 

Avalanche wise, there is very little to report. We saw no signs of avalanche activity. Test slopes and quick pits showed a good bond at the old/new snow interface. More significantly we were able to drop some large cornice pieces onto E and NE facing avalanche slopes with no results. We saw no signs of cracking in the new snow through all of our travels. South facing terrain was taking on some heat despite the cloud coverage and the cool temps by the time we finished our tour at about 12:30.