Balu Pass

Mid-day, expected clouds/storm rolled in from the SW. Towards end of day, cloud cover 8/8 with light but steady snow.

Compression Test, Irregular Fracture (No pronounced propagation) on November. 23rd Surface Hoar Layer. Mid-Day, Solar Aspect. 30 Degrees-ish. No other signs of instability observed along similar elevation, aspect. Variability in terms of scouring on windward alpine slopes. Westerly aspects at ridgecrest were compacted with obvious lee deposition into and surrounding westerly reaches of 8812 bowl.