Gin Peak

Weather was quite cold (-12 C at backcountry parking lot at 8:45 am, and a few degrees colder at Hanging Lake), apparently unlike the days before and after. Many avalanche crowns from earlier days visible starting at the top of the boulder field just before Hanging Lake (see crowns just below the trees in the pic) and on the east-facing slopes off the lake. We observed no signs of instability throughout the day. Most aspects had great deep, if not the lightest, powder, with only a thin wind affected crust on south-ish aspects. Coverage in the trees is quite good, but there are still a few creeks to watch out for on the skiout.