Weather
Overcast skies throughout the tour. Temperatures were mild will little to no wind.
Snowpack
Supportable melt freeze crusts on snow surfaces where slopes face the sun. Snowpack depths below treeline on these southerly facing slopes held little to no snow (<1'). North facing slopes were faceted and measured 1 to 1.5 feet deep. On these northerly slopes, basal-depth hoar measured less than 3 inches, and was continuous throughout the test area between 10,800' and 9000'.