Quick report

NW Sugarloaf

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Four inches of fresh on harder wind slab that wasn't holding on well at steeper angles. Pockets of deep, unconsolidated, wind blown powder from wind event 01.09-01.10 in gulleys and pockets. None of this softer snow was formed up into soft slab; no shooting cracks in fresh snow. Wind slab below seemed to be breaking down and rounding out, and would sometimes break while edging into skin track, but energy didn't seem to carry beyond immediate feet/skis. Evidence of old debris from steeper angles and what was likely wind loaded features that popped days(?) earlier. Grey light. New snow actively falling. Temp was 29 F at vehicle. So-so ski on variable snow.