Deep and Steep at Sugarbowl

Good day out at Sugarbowl. About 10cms in the parking lot. Walking through the forest down low was no issue. A stiff wind slab became apparent under the fresh snow around 1,650m. Dug a pit near the top at 1,730m or so. Hard ice crust 90cms down. 25cms of fresh snow sitting on a wind slab about 10cms thick. Wind slab and fresh snow on top all slid off on the first tap (sorry for the lack of technical terms). We then stuck to the tree skiing below us. Ski quality was great until approx. 1,200m.