Jubilee Bowl

Beautiful, cold day touring into Jubilee. We built a pit WSW facing on 26 degree slope. 2metre base. SOLID thaw freeze crust (from 2 weeks ago) which was 40cm down. It sat on 10cm of faceted sugar which was then on really consolidated snow until the sugary layer right at the bottom. Did some semblance of a shear, compression and rouche block test. Shear test, fracture 50cm down where sugar met consolidated block, the consolidate block then came away in a huge column of ~120cm. Compression test CTM6-7- storm layer (top 10cm) and CTH4 ice layer failed 40cm down. Rouche not counted properly but failed 50cm with full loading. We were surprised at how unreactive the crust and sugar layer appeared. Definitely a layer to watch and not forget. No whoompfs while out or obvious signs of instability.