Cornice Ridge Traverse

Made our way up Cornice Ridge, followed Ridge line to eventually come down a north/northeast slope to finish the day with a traverse around Camel's Hump. First, made a run down the East slope of Cornice Ridge. Entry was 40 or so meters beyond the summit to a safer drop in, away from the major cornice development. Pit dug on a northeast aspect, showed the crust down 25cms. Seems on average, this is between 5-10cms deeper than on non-wind loaded slopes. Extend Column test showed full propagation on this layer, 10 wrist taps. 4 finger firmness on that upper 25cms. On a more directly North aspect, where our main descent was, snow was noticeably not as wind loaded and less dense.

not a particularly deep slab but propagation went well beyond the boundaries of the photo provided. The deposit was briefly visible before clouded over again, certainly enough for a burial. Ran the full path of the slope section.

Not much additional wind distribution left from the storm Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Moderate ridge winds still capable of moving whatever new snow was still available. Ge really broken clouds, but consistent cloud/fig coverage by the early afternoon, being that we were along the ridge. Once we reached the powerlines, we had easy visibility once again.