Cabin bowl Jaunt

On Friday morning we set off early for thunder meadows hut to stay for the weekend. The recent snow proved to be thick and slippery which slowed progress breaking trail. We topped out just below goat pass at 1750m and made the decision to call it after experiencing strong winds with gusts reaching around 70km/h. We also observed big spin drifts on the head wall above the pass as well as numerous large cornices. Our main concern was potential wind loading and warming temps over the next couple days which might affect our ski out on Sunday. Snowpack was generally in great condition and there were no signs of instability. HST was about 60cm and produced an uneven break in hand shears and ski cuts. We did not observe any recent avalanche activity in Cabin bowl. Riding quality was great and we had some great turns up higher around the treeline however after descending below 1500m the snow became noticeably heavier. We avoided the major convex slopes around this area of the bowl and hugged the trees on skiers right of the drainage before descending through the steep alder field to lizard creek and exiting.