Cowboy ridge

Skied the cowboy area Dug multiple hand pits down to 50 cm deep 3 cm crust sitting on top of facets easily sheared Crust is thick and widespread enough to bridge skiers weight. Facets below the crust are still prominent and widespread. 5 cm to 10 cm of new snow on top of crust, mixture of grapple, low density, and surface hoar. New snow on top of crust is not bonding well at all. Cowboy ridge temps were hovering around + 2 C. The PWL was in the forefront of my mind today - definitely avoiding areas that thin out and do not have the thick crust to bridge. Still heads up hockey out there. New snow skied lovely