Bow Summit

Went for a walk with low expectations and were pleasantly surprised with conditions. HS was highly variable, up to 80cm at tree line, average of 45cm overall. Skied 3 laps of the far lookers left tree runs. Skiing is possible only in sheltered/lee features. Had 1 run with no rock or tree strikes. Ventured up towards dogleg and skied a mellow peice of the fan but found a reactive layer down 30-40cm as we got into a deeper snowpack (found up to 100cm) in the fan. This layer was spotty but the top 30-40cm easily sheared off in hand shears at this interface and we got cracking as we skinned over slight convexities. That was enough to keep us out of the steeper couloir. Lots of ridge top wind transport all day.