Parker Ridge

Snow was quite variable overall. At the car it was a thin breakable crust on top of about a meter of sugary, unsupportive snow. In sheltered trees we found some good, dry powder overlying a thicker, supportive crust that we generally didn’t hit. Anything unsheltered had wind slabs with dinner plate sized thin slabs breaking off. Immediate lee of the ridge was all wind slab, and the ridge itself was completely scoured. Took my skis off to walk along for some views. Overall a warm day, maybe 2 at the car, around 0 at the top. Light winds in the forest, heavy winds at the ridgetop. Cloudy, with a few patches of blue sky around.