In reply to moffatross:
Saw your pics on the Facebook group - looks great. The avalanche looks terrifying - shows that if there is snow, it can slide and being in gullies is never a great idea if there are snowy slopes above you!
I guess there wasn't much base. I've found skiing even quite deep snow with no base very hard if the grass underneath is tussocky at all. Looks quite good where you were though?