Virginia Lakes - fresh snow, loose sluffs and some wind affects

I observed about 20 cm (8 in) of new low-density snow in the Virginia Lakes area today.
Man, it's nice to slide on fresh snow again, but I did manage to find my fair share of freshly hidden rocks. Beware, the sharks are still hungry!
Winds were surprisingly light this morning, though they did increase to moderate speeds by mid-afternoon near treeline. (above 10000')
Temps were very cold today. Remaining in the mid-teens throughout my tour.
Dry Loose sluffs were easy to initiate on steep slopes near and below treeline today. I suspect the same would be true at higher elevations for most of the morning before the wind speeds increased.
Isolated cracking was observed along my tour in two scenarios.
- The first was in areas where facet crust combos below the new snow broke in chunks around my skis while skiing up an NE-facing slope near the treeline. While this was not concerning today it may indicate the type of structure that could become concerning in the future.
- The second area where I observed surface cracking was on a cross-loaded gully feature near the treeline on an NE-facing slope. This was a small area of wind-stiffened snow with shooting cracks up to 6' or so. The "slab" was about 4" thick and 4f hard over F hard new snow with a knife hard wind board below at the new/old interface.

Quick report