January 16, 2012, Stevens backcountry

Stormy all day had me worried about getting wet from perspiration or precipitation on the way up, but the un-Northwesterly cool air kept the falling snow dry on our garments!  Maybe 15 degrees F is the magic temperature?   

Anyway, we enjoyed Utahlite 20-24" dry powder on N, E, and S facing slopes  between 4000' and 5400' with surprisingly no wind affect except on the crest of ridges.   Welcome home baby girl! (La Nina)

Forgot to mention Steph's awesome senior sitting, picking up the stray skin I dropped on the ski down.  Of course Zack enjoyed watching me getting ready to skin back up, realizing I had lost a skin, and trying to figure out how to posthole waist deep snow back up my down track, before he revealed the retrieved item.   Thanks kids!