See ya in the spring

Another shot of cold Arctic air kept our plan short and straightforward. Like many other locals, we enjoyed the Camas Road's final day for the 2021-22 winter season.

• Wind-affected snow was found along ridgelines above 5500' and was easy to identify by its dense nature and hollow sound. We found 6-8 inch surface slabs in hand pits, and ski pole tests revealed stiff snow over softer snow. 
• Slabs were stubborn, becoming hard, and we could not initiate shooting cracks or failure on test slopes. We noted only minor cracking underfoot. 
• There was still plenty of snow on the trees, which clued us in that winds had not been as strong as they often are in this drainage.
• Cornices are large but mainly unreactive to the weight of a skier. We were able to break off chunks the length of our skis, but there was no propagation.
• We did not find any recently formed surface hoar despite actively searching.
• Settled old powder skied well on southerly slopes.