Getting our Mojo back

We rode Seaton today to investigate new snow totals, wind slab and of course to check in on our Jan 26th persistent weak layer (PWL). Getting out of the meadows it didn't take us long to gain some observations on the PWL. We found the main trail line covered in debris from a size 2.5 avalanche that we suspect ran in the warming event between Friday and Sunday on the Jan 26th facets. We also saw numerous wind slabs out of NE alpine terrain ranging in size from 1-2. Climbing higher we found the crust from the recent warming event being supportive to 1500m and tapering above. It was still present in our pit location at 1950m but at that point it was no more than 2cm and breakable. In testing we had no results in an extended column test but did have a moderate result in a compression test down 45cm on graupel as well as a moderate deep tap test failing sudden planar the Jan 26th layer. Although the Jan 26th PWL has slide or withstood the warm up on solar aspects, we believe at higher elevations and Northerly aspects this layer has yet to be tested in a meaningful way. Don't take it off the radar just yet. We found 30cm of fresh snow above 1600m but unfortunately lacked the visibility to play in it. We appreciate the volume of recent MINS and would love to see them keep rolling in as we bring our field season to a close in the coming days.