Quick report

Bear Gap / Pickhandle

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Quick report

Wide variety of snow out there. Lots of residual wet loose debris around. Skinned up to Bear Gap and found everything from breakable crust anywhere the sun had touched to preserved powder in shaded spots. Booted/skinned up to Pickhandle Point to look around but elected to call it a day and head back. Overall, warmed up more quickly than anticipated with E aspects mushy by 10:30 and W aspects still coated in a shout breakable crust by 12:30.