Quick report
Skied both W and S Monitor today, they had about 9 to 10 inches of new light density snow from yesterday resting on a non frozen and pliable crust. The only activity noted was shallow wind slabs right off the top of the ridge that would run quite a distance but packed little punch. The S facing was damp by 12:00AM and all other aspects, even the due north were becoming damp by 1:30pm. The moderate strength winds from due N combined with the heating of the surface snow does not bode well for good skiing tomorrow, there might be a small window, but if the clouds stick around tonight limiting the drying out of the snow pack. and the wind continues to blow from the N in the moderate category, might be slim pickings tomorrow.
Photo: shallow wind slab in W Monitor.
Snowpack
Powder in the wind sheltered N facing terrain, wind crust in the wind exposed terrain, damp on all aspects in the PM. All off aspects will have a crust in the AM, same with any aspect below 10,000ft, and the N facing above 10'000ft is likely to have wind slab or wind crust.