Cain after the rain

We hit Mount Cain today to check it out after that great rain that we got for Christmas, good guess Santa, but next year we would rather have snow. Overnight, our new crust had been dusted by 2-10cm, increasing as you head up the mountain. This was sitting on our previous storm snow that has become a crust of varying thickness, decreasing as you head up the mountain. Beneath the crust, our snowpack had been well wetted down, which has eliminated any previous problem layers we were concerned about. Welcome back to a coastal snowpack, if only it were deeper! We were pleasantly surprised by how soft the new snow skied, the crust was supportive to our skis but I wouldn't march around on it.