The sloughs on the Draw/CSR were moving wickedly fast today, triggering numerous sympathetic releases, and running 100 to 150 feet or more. I knew the storm snow (5" over the last two days) was likely to shear off the underlying ice layer, but I was surprised by how fast it was moving. With each turn the storm snow would shear away, so I'd ski out of the way of the sloughs. Once I decided to ski back into the slough and it nearly knocked me down, as it was running a foot deep and, again, very fast at that point, entraining snow as it went.

Today it was manageable, but add another few inches and the sloughs are going to need to be treated with respect on Thursday.

(Sorry no photos. I was too busy skiing and avoiding sloughs.)