Observation: Douglas Island

Skinned up the standard Showboat uptrack intending to dig a pit and ski the least alder-y route out. Stability tests were mostly unremarkable, but our ski out produced different results: on the descent at we triggered numerous (albeit small) loose-wet sluffs on the new snow/crust interface at several elevation bands. While small, the sluffs could have easily knocked you off your feet, and the heavy snow was challenging to negotiate. Definitely made me think about terrain traps.