Two Ocean Mountain

Toured above 10,000' on Two Ocean Mountain.  No signs of instability. I was only able to get one small, old windslab on the north ridge to break with a lot of jumping. In general, these slabs from a few days ago are becoming stubborn.

Dug a pit at 10,000' on an east aspect: HS 53" (35 cm)

HS ECTP4 down 8 inches on surface hoar, ECTX

In general, the snowpack on Togwotee seems well-adjusted to the current load. That isn't to say you couldn't find a thin spot on a steep rocky slope and trigger a large avalanche - but it is becoming less likely. The message lately - across all zones - is thinking about how new snow will react once the current surface (and near-surface) snow is loaded. Surface hoar, crusts and extensive near-surface faceting could all be a recipe for some reactive surface conditions once it starts snowing this weekend.