Quick report
Our party of 2 toured into Tuckerman Ravine to get eyes on terrain and to potentially ski something. At 0800 as we entered the floor of the ravine we could see active snow transport on gusty winds on the right side of the ravine. Extensive wind slabs have formed on the right side, but the slabs are largely stubborn to react. No hollow sounds, cracking, or other obvious signs of instability. Numerous hand shears as we booted up Sluice and then Lip found slabs up to 30-40cm thick of mostly 1F hardness. Hand shears broke on the 1/10 crust or on small density changes within the slab, with moderate to strong force applied. Slab character changed at approx. 4800ft in both Sluice and Lip where the slabs became thinner, the crust layer weaker, and hand shear force lighter. As we were booting this change felt like going from kicking INTO the slab to kicking THROUGH the slab. We transitioned at this elevation in both Sluice and Lip. The skiing was great and much fun was had without incident. Excellent coverage on the JSST.