Tronsen Head loop, 2/5/2012

Wanting a tour with my pup, Ariel, before a Super Bowl party, parked at the upper Tronsen plow-out and quickly skied up to the XC-15 trail underneath Diamond Head.  In open areas, a hoar frost farm covered a semi-breakable crust.  Carried on to the Windy Gully and ran into Sara the dog + 6 Ski Buddy pilgrims looking for an easier way down than the trail they'd just skied up.  Guided them up and over Tronsen Head and down well-covered talus slopes to the road below on a couple of inches of snow/frost on a firm crust that became breakable just above the road.  Sun, awesome views and no wind today but sadly, I was rooting for the Patriots.

Edit to add - no sign of snowmo's except when we saw tracks down in and around Haney Meadow.