After a couple of hours we arrived at the cabin, drawn into the cabin by firelight and laughter.

The ski down was low angle and variable, pockets of stale powder, interrupted by frozen track chatter.

Dog decided that snow machines were more fun and took off on us.

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Headed out to EV on Wednesday afternoon in rising westerly wind and lowering, thickening grey clouds.

Top of the world and I saw tracks beaten in the usual places.

Right side of West Wall, Tweeners and Tele Line all had tracks.

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No recent slide activity that I could see.

The bottom of Old’s had covered mounds of old debris.

Sunk to the ground and fractured a small area under the rocks that disintegrated like sand.

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No real surprise in stability.

Still around 110 cms.

Ended up skiing 30 ft wide refilled bed surface pockets in the trees to get to the exit.

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Traversed out onto thin and crusty east face and onto the track out to the bus.

Thin fast and littered with stumps and bushes, it is not fun.

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