April 8, 2012, -- Tronsen Head Loop

Parked in the lowest lot and skinned up through Tronsen meadows using the new ski bridge built by a USFS work party this fall and then joined up with trail XC-15 which we took to "Windy Gully" we made a couple 500ft laps on NE aspect -- enjoying good snow -- only slighty wind effected.    Crossing over the top of Tronsen Head, was slightly annoyed to fined a snow-machine track following the marked XC trail.    Great views from the top -- Rainer to Glacier peak to Mt Maude.   The view of Stuart and the Enchantments was superlative.   Dropped back into the Tronsen creek drainage at earliest spot after bypassing cliffs.  Excellent quality snow for first 500ft -- then variable with much good, but sections of wind and sun effected snow down to road 7245. Skiied the road until reaching one of the marked Tronsen Meadows XC trails skied slushy "proto corn"  to finish to tour.    Coverage still excellent in the Blewett Pass area and marked XC trails are in excellent shape and well brushed out.