In reply to paul wood:
Assuming your shelter was a kind of snow block structure your kit wasn't there by 4.30pm on December 30th when we were there having a brew - unless you really did bury it out of sight. Sorry not to bring better news. That said, we did appreciate the use of your shelter, though the location did confuse us a bit as we tried to find the Kitchen descent after dark in a blizzard! Hope someone returns your gear.