Observation Subpeak South Ridge

<p>Toured gladed south aspect of Observation Subpeak South Ridge. Sheltered areas in treeline yielded blown in powder. Breakable sun crust in open trees. Traveled towards alpine SE aspect yielded hard unbreakable crust, wind and sun effected. Surface hoar in valley present. North gladed aspect on Cirque had stable snow. ECT26 Failure on North Cirque aspect at depth/Nov 4 crust facets. Did not propagate across across column. (35deg) CT15 Failure on Observation Subpeak Open Trees (38 deg) </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Sunny slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes, Convex slopes.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Hard, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Warm, Cloudy, Sunny.