Quick report

Devils Creek/East Ridge of Devils Hump

Brad LamsonFlathead Range & Glacier NP
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Quick report

=Calm winds in the valleys and light ridge top winds. 22F at 7200' =5cm of new snow over the freezing fog/rime crust from a couple days ago, above 6000', less below. =Mostly cloudy, but when the sun was unobscured it was strong enough to heat the surface snow resulting in about a 2cm crust. =Snow depth is variable depending on aspect and wind loading/scouring , some areas had 100 cm, while some exposed ares had less than 30cm. Hit a few rocks. =Trail is in good shape with only a few downed trees. =Good stability. =Ski quality was fair.