Hero’s Knob

Hero’s Knob loop - actually, pretty good! No overnight freeze. The flats from the road were still supportive (~1cm ski penetration), and the creek crossing was also in good shape. Cloudy skies with occasional sun breaking through, but never long enough to significantly heat rock/snow. Flurries in the air, minimal accumulation. Sheltered/north aspects had 5-10cm wet snow on top of a substantially supportive layer. Solar slopes had 1-3cm soft surface on top of the existing surface crust. Sweet sixteen skied better than expected with soft ~moist snow on sheltered lines, and edge-able on wind blown aspects. Previous wet loose debris littered the skier’s right side but few ski tracks left plenty of space available. On lower slopes, sluff quickly turned into roller balls and pinwheels. It didn’t pick up enough mass to be a problem. Old tracks, new tracks, and accumulated pinwheel sluff will all be challenging obstacles once the next refreeze locks things down. The final ~100m of descent was elephant snot, yet the exit track and final flats were still supportive. No new natural activity observed. Some wet loose debris appeared to be ~24-48h old.