Arriving at the hut, everything was clean and in great working condition. Plenty of firewood was chopped and ready to go for us. The Goal Zero battery can be a little finicky as you charge your devices, so be sure to check in regularly for things like radios that you're hoping get a recharge. Sauna door was a bit tough to open/close, so be sure to clear snow & ice from the doorway if you run into that problem.

As far as the riding was concerned, there was plenty of fresh snow available to us on N/NW aspects beneath the hut and even more to be found on the N aspect of Fox Peak and the N/NE ridge of Peak 8,511'. Fox Peak probably held the best turns for our group - super lappable with perfectly spaced trees!

During the week of March 13th, the Sawtooths experienced a significant warm storm dropping 40"+ of dense snow over a few days - this resulted in a complex series of avalanche problems ranging from persistent/deep persistent slabs, wet loose, dry loose, and storm slabs. Avalanche danger reduced to "Considerable" above treeline and "Moderate" at/below treeline for the start of our trip, and we fortunately had clear skies to get some good observations in.

None of the snow we rode during the trip was reactive, but there was evidence of a couple D2 slides on E/SE aspects with crowns up to 2'. With a settling snowpack, some bluebird days and some flurries to refresh things, we had a great mix of weather with great ski conditions.