Shovelnose

Able to drive to 950m with high clearance 4x4 and v-bar chains. Height of snow at 950m about 30cm, unconsolidated powder. Skinned up to 1850m. Touch of wind effect in the alpine. Beautiful partly cloudy day, lots of intermittent blue sky. Didn't get on anything steep enough to enjoy the powder, but was a nice walk all the same. Dense forest and cut block were treacherous. Height of snow in the forest at 1450m was <30cm.