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Well I'm still new to owning hounds I have been hunting This area for a week now and no tracks at all it is about a 20 mile spot it is high 10,000 feet there is about 3 to 4 feet of snow is that to deep should I go lower oh and the snow has about 4 or so inches of crust any help or sudgestions would help I'd love to get these yearlings on a lion

If there is no game up there, there won't be any cats - follow the deer.

lol head down to where the 'food' is.
Nothing to eat and you'll find no cats.

I am finding deer and some elk sign I even had a elk race yesterday I will try lower thow allso do the cats break threw the crust as easy as the dogs cuz for the most part the dogs ar not

The cats are mostly moving in the dark and the crust might support them. If the snow is that deep, your lion is on a kill and not leaving much track. Can you get back a distance and use a spotting scope to look for Ravens and magpies? I hope that crust will support your dogs all day as it warms?

Not real easy but I will try that the crust is holding them up mostly but they are not sinking far when they break threw how deep is optimal snow depth

optimal snow depth is more of a preference depending on the person. One thing, the deep soft powder is pretty easy for the dogs, lion breaks trail and the dogs follow right down it! I like about 8 inches, easy for the dogs for scent and myself to travel in, roads stay open to truck travel eliminating having to run around on a sled or snow shoes.