E side of pump peak

<p>On approach to Caldwell Creek (bootpacking, not riding today) we noticed some signs of cohesion among the top ~20cm snow sitting on top of a crust (possibly sun crust) on E facing slope w/o tree cover. Location was not safe enough to dig a pit for more info, but these instances of that top 20cm starting to behave like a slab was in contrast to how unconsolidated it was elsewhere, and varied from our expectations based on the forecast.</p>

Terrain Avoided

Sunny slopes.

Snow Conditions

Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Cloudy.