Hwy 20 corridor, Washington Pass to Rainy Pass

Spx near WA Pass: Snow heights averaged 1 meter from 5,400-7,400ft with up to 120cm at 6,500ft.  Above 6,500ft, the snowpack became quite variable with many exposed rocks due to November wind scouring. 16-21cm of low-density storm snow was on the surface and mostly not wind-affected even at upper elevations. The 12/7 crust was 30-35cm below the surface. On shaded slopes, the crust was thin with adjacent weak snow. The midpack consisted of supportive, Pencil-Pencil+ hard slabs with the bottom 15cm being a mix of eroding crust and stout melt forms. 

At Rainy Pass, the 12/7 crust was much harder and was an obvious ice layer rain crust.

In a profile on Blue Lake Pk, 6,737ft, WNW  we found HS 97cm, and HST 18cm. The 12/7 crust was ↓31cm. Most notably, it was thin and friable. Above was a 1cm layer of 0.5mm rounding facets, and below was a 1-2cm layer of 1.0mm facets and 0.5mm rounding facets. Some grains in this lower layer were quite angular and sharp. We found a crust 15cm above the ground with an underlying, thin layer of weaker, of 4Finger+ rounding facets and melt forms. The bottom 10cm were 1Finger melt forms. The most notable test results were clean, planar shovel tilt results under the 12/7 crust. Multiple compression tests produced no sudden results. 

Another party in the Blue Lake couloir reported that the 12/7 crust was 50cm below the surface. Like many couloirs, we presume this area was wind-sheltered and filled in from snow shedding off the walls.