Quick report
The surface snow had a mixture of tiny surface hoar (1mm), faceted snow, and wind crusts on northern facing slopes. I found buried surface hoar down 13 cm from the 2/23 interface. As I climbed in elevation, the 1/31 looked weaker and had a stiffer slab sitting on top of it.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- scattered
- Rain Elevation
- ~7500
Winds were blowing light with moderate gusts from the west.
Snowpack
A rain/melt freeze crust exists to about 7,800' (although skiable to 7,500'). Between 7,300-7,800', two thin crusts (~1 cm thick) have a double sandwich of facets below each crust. Above 7,800', the surface snow is a mixture of tiny surface hoar (1mm), faceted snow, and wind crusts on northern facing slopes. The depth hoar (3-4 mm) is quite impressive in the lower end of middle elevation. As I climbed elevation, the 1/31 looked weaker and had a stiffer slab sitting on top of it. A layer of buried surface was down 13 cm (2/23), but didn't appear to be well intact. This pit location was only a few hundred feet off the ridge and I'm willing to bet you could find some preserved surface hoar in a more sheltered location.