Good visibility, carnage

Spent a couple evenings at Challenge cabin

• Rain at the cabin (5000') the entirety of 1/12 and into the early AM hours of 1/13
• Strong winds picked up early on 1/13 and rain switched to snow around 9am
• Unpleasant conditions kept us touring on Sklyand road to avoid punchy, saturated snow and falling timber
• This AM (1/14) recent rain crust was supportable (on skis) with below freezing temps and skies partly sunny, which allowed for good views of the terrain
• Noted large slab avalanche on Baldhead, otherwise the terrain around Skyland was mainly affected by small loose, wet (see pic)
• On the drive home, another impressive slab avalanche was noted on Java Mtn (see pic)