Another Sunny Middle Fork Tour

Another nice Middle Fork tour in the sun.

• Winter briefly returned with 2 inches of overnight snow and cloudy skies.
• By mid-morning, the sun was out and the snow surface warmed to 4-5" of moist snow on crust.
• Calm winds, mostly clear skies, and sun made for a perfect recipe for gloppy skins up to 6800’. 
• We skied a northern aspect trying to maximize the shaded areas holding soft snow, while minimizing sunny patches of sun-affected heavier snow.
• We observed no new avalanche activity, despite the warming temperatures.