Its not completely that they are cagey about stashes, which for anything out of the ordinary they are, but its also due to the potential backlash they get from the community for hitting a line now after this season's odd snowpack. Monday morning QB is all too easy and folk generally don't want that hassle. Conditions over the weekend were certainly great both days, especially higher up in the right places of course.
It is easy to report conditions observed and experienced in a general location without giving away your cool secrets, likewise it is easy to avoid critics of your decisions. Brent Hostetler and Charles Eldridge after him established this information sharing forum for short conditions reports when internet connection was slow. The site still works great for that, and it is easy for one of the carpool passengers to take a couple minutes from today's smartphones on your way home, or just before bedtime, to briefly report.
The site has been enhanced and plug in internet speeds increased so you can share educational documents, travelogues, and long discussions if you like, but it also allows quick nearly real time short notices of snow quality, depth, aspect, and exposure in the general area of your tour. Many of us use this kind sharing to decide where to optimize our tour decisions with all the other demands on our time. Thanks for all who contribute here. Being careful not to preach or boast, directly or subtly, will minimize the second guessers I think. Thanks Marcus for holding TAY together with all you other responsibilities!
