What's Your Preference, Bounce or Blower?

Ski touring this morning was the epitome of too much of a good thing, at least where we were.  New snow depths based on the highly scientific ski pole insertion were around a meter.

Trail breaking, especially on the ridge we were ascending, was a pig wallow.  Special thanks to the two gorillas (you know who you are) who broke the first 2/3 or so ahead of us and eventually bailed off for a run.  Your efforts are appreciated!

Options for turns were limited.  Diving into steep terrain invited the potential for powerful sloughing. Lower angle terrain required downhill trailbreaking.  Occasionally one could find a happy medium, but as soon as the slope angle backed off, you just augured in.

Nevertheless, there were some visits to the white room.

Those pictures look good, but I'll be honest, the skiing wasn't all that great.  Given the choice between a Goldilocks storm with good "bounce" or over-the-head blower, I'll take bounce every time.  Today was too deep, at least in the backcountry.  My bet is that it will ski better tomorrow after some settlement.

Back to work.

Addendum

Better one taken by my partner illustrating the downhill "trench" breaking to get over to another line.