Quick report
Went to Cardiff thinking that the largest snow amounts were to be found there, wrong 6 inches max. Snow was right side up and non wind affected. did not note any signs of instabilities, just a little sluffing in steeper terrain. Was interested to see if the snow pack was similar to what I was seeing on the PC Ridgeline yesterday, and it was very similar, damp facets at the ground, one finger slab mid-pack then the suspect facet, wind crust, combo with 6 inches of new on top. The wind crust\ wind slab was thicker than what I found in No Name but same problem, crust capping off loose facets, waiting for a larger load to collapse it. Photos, snow pit on E-NE facing Ivory Flakes just under 10000ft, rimed trees Cardiff south facing and people might want to refresh their safe travel protocol and route finding skills before we have some real hazard, saw some awfully odd choices today.
Snowpack
Was expecting to see more snow in Cardiff, 10 inches at the Alta guard station diminished to about 5 at Cardiff Pass, and a average of 6 inches in the Cardiac area, with decreasing amounts with elevation loss.