February 4, 2005, Sun Valley, ID`

Spent 5 days at Sun Valley last week.  The most snow and the softest moguls I have ever seen there.  Of course all South aspects were sun affected but on north facing Exhibition I could push my pole all the way down to the grip.  Did a day of BC on Mt Durrance north of town. 2500 foot run down a ~30 degree east facing bowl.  Snow was a week old but still soft allowing us to sunk in to about mid calf to knee deep.  According to a friend who is a ski area patroler & who skis the back each weekend the snowpack is unusually stable, Avy danger; "moderate".  My Mt Durrance ski partner, Gordy Skoog, dug and analyzed a pit at the top of the bowl and confirmed the good stability.