South West Gultch

With no refreeze last night, we found moist snow up to the 500m mark we reached. A touch of newer snow sits on a dense, supportive enough to walk on snowpack. The Sun was making itself felt by mid day, with temps above 0 in the alpine. Light winds from the N, with no snow on the move. It all made for a pleasant day in the area. Skiing would have been better then anticipated, with some enjoyable, creamy, surface snow conditions. Our test, on an E facing slope, 400m, showed a reactive weak layer around 20cm down. No significant signs of propagation in following tests. No new avalanches observed. A lot of mature cornices looming, with a lot of punch in the sun today.