White Queen

Skinned up to ridgetop on White Queen; Found up to 70cm of F to 4F snow sitting on the Nov MFcr; HS ranges from 70cm in the parking lot to 110cm at ridgetop. No signs of instability or recent avalanche activity, however visibility was quite poor - limited observations. Snowing approx. 3cm/hour throughout most of the day. Surface moist upon return to parking lot elevation (1500m).

Wx observed at 2000m: Winds sustained in upper end of light and gusting into moderate range. Temp. -3.7. Snowing at a rate of 3cm/hour Wx at 1500m: Temp @ 1000 = -0..3; Temp at 1500m @ 1300 = 0.7. Snowing at a rate of 3cm/hour

Up to 70cm of F to 4F snow overlying the Nov 20th MFcr. Ski tests on steeper features lead to sluffing within the new snow but no signs of deeper instability. Suspect with warming and additional precip. that we will begin to see reactivity within the storm snow.