Observation: Brighton Perimeter

See two photos below. Both photos illustrate questionable route finding. Beyond the fact that personal risk tolerance may allow for persons to put uptracks straight up steep slopes, the fact remains that we have a finite source of skiing terrain in the Wastch Central Core. Photo two from Figure 8 has an uptrack taking out multiple potential ski and riding lines. FYI, the best and safest possible uptrack to ride Figure 8 may be seen in the right side of the photo up the low angle ridge line. The first photo is from Martha's Bowl and the uptrack goes up the steepest part of the bowl directly under the Double Dog Leg entrance into the bowl. It is very easy and safer to put an uptrack on the riders left side of the bowl. Finaly, there was an uptrack going straight up the Dog Lake Chutes...no picture, and this one is very easy to figure out. Obviously no avalanche issues were involved in these choices and it is again a personal risk tolerance choice to travel where ever you want, but it would be great if everyone could consider how their uptracks are effecting our backcountry community and the riding conditions out their.

Excellent riding with areas that did not receive wind removed snow during the event the best. There appeared to be NW facing upper elevation terrain that received minimal but enough wind to limit the depths of the new snow  and were distinctly thinner riding. E and ENE had more bottom feeding on steep terrain with E having stout m/f crusts under the new snow. ESE and  S went off by late morning.