Eldorado

We toured to the ridge today, and found more of the same mess of snow surfaces. Many slopes kissed by the wind held a stiff, thin wind board; on others, more sheltered from the wind, we found a thin drizzle/fog crust that formed this weekend. We did not find any instabilities like snowpack cracking or collapsing. In quick hand pits, the recent snow below wind and rain crusts has broken down and begun to facet. Probing on various slopes, we found a relatively deep snowpack, greater than about 3' deep. On the edges of wind-affected ribs, the snowpack was thinner, but mostly lacked a slab/weak layer combo above the ground.