North Terrace conditions report

As usual, much less precip in the area north of Terrace than at Shames over the last couple weeks so snowpack is firmer and less complicated. In the morning we encountered an overnight melt freeze crust beginning around 800m, it was close to two inches thick by 1000m but the snow underneath remained wet and isothermal. Above that things dried out quite a bit and the snow surface was firm and supportive. Ski pen 5cm boot pen 25cm. By the time we came down, overnight crust had softened and from 1000m down the snow was fully isothermal schmoo. Top 450m was pretty good. Heard some avalanches and/or rock slides on the steep south face of Glacier in the hot sun but could not see any of them. Evidence of an old but significant natural cycle on north slopes off the ridge—maybe a week ago? Access is...deteriorating fast.