Japan trees

After being hammered for several days with very high westerly and south west winds the trees held the snow. A mixture of supportive powder in trees and wind affected concrete and styrofoam in the open. We rode the trees on lookers left and avoided main chute. Pit depth of about 170cm at the lower midsection of main chute, 35-40 degree slope. Hard packed 10-15cm layer at top, softer 10cm layer below. Alternating to hard and then soft again about 50cm down. 3 main weak points of about 30-40cm slabs at 45cm, 80cm and 120cm. Pat test caused cracks about 15cm from top after 2nd pat from elbow. More cracks at 5th about 40cm down. A lazy rutschblock test caused a slab 40cm down to give way at 1st jump.