Observation: Girdwood

Hiked and skinned up Orca from the Seward hwy. Snow from treeline to lower part of ridge was soft with hard layer of crust on top in morning. Once I started climbing the ridge snow became soft and deep. Got to a high point where ridge starts going towards upper Kern Creek and observed a good amount of natural sliding that had occurred recently on the slope just beyond where I turned around. Face I skied down rode great until close to treeline.