Black Prince hanging valley - Warspite

Hiked into the hanging valley above Black Prince to the base of Warspite then up the LH ridge. Found HS to be 40-50cm on average from about 2100m up with significant cross loading - some gullies were over 1m deep. No base - just unconsolidated. Foot pen to ground. Higher up, encountered soft slabs that were non-reactive and 4F. No obs throughout the day aside from observing a size 1.5 loose dry off of Black Prince that was likely 24-48h old. Winds were gusting and transporting a lot of snow at times - had ridge top winds with gusts exceeding 40kmh. Skiing is definitely not close to being in but it’s building up out there especially at higher altitude. Barely above freezing in the parking lot upon our return …