R-A-F, me too. Quick solo mission yesterday in CO - about a foot fell, but the wind made it seem like a LOT more in some places, dirt in others. Parked the XM at the bottom of a mellow pitch near treeline, skinned a couple of laps, realized that the sled is WAY faster uphill than me, but good to get out.
That bird - decided it was the rare, elusive and impudent Albino Winterchicken - would watch me skinning up, let me get within about 20', then run uphill another 30', watch some more. Showoff.
Good, dense snow. Not really _heavy_, but dense. Good stuff for base building. Fun day, in all - picked up WKS' rack, chopped it up a bit to make it fit the XM, so far, no complaints!