Quick report
YOSHHAAA!! What an amazing day in the mountains—way better than expected!!! 🌨️✨ We struck first near the lakes, and—BAM!—the snowpack was lookin’ consolidated and proud! When we sliced open that pit, we discovered a shiny rain crust lurking beneath a heroic two inches of fresh snow on top! But get this—the bond looked strong! 💪❄️ No fractures dared to appear during our compression tests! ZERO! Like the snow itself was saying, “Not today, gravity!” Then—on to the ridge line! The mighty peak south of the lakes awaited!! 🌬️⛰️ We dug our second pit on a north-facing aspect, and WHOA—the results were similar! Still stable, no dramatic fractures to report! The rain crust did start to break down through the test, but not all at once—more like it just… gave in gently, accepting its snowy destiny. 😤 The upper layer slid over that crust in simple hand shears—so smooth!—but you could tell they were trying to bond, to become one snowpack together! ❤️ Oh, and at this elevation? TWO FEET of wind-blown snow!! The crust was buried deep like a secret waiting to be discovered!! 💨❄️ We spotted some wild wind texturing across north-east to north-west slopes—it looked epic! Ridges carved by the wind like battle scars—but when we tested them? Ha! They stayed calm and steady. No reactivity detected, comrades! ⚔️ Beneath the fresh snow, there were chunks of old, wet avalanche debris—battle remnants from a previous storm! But no signs of full wet slab carnage. Just ghosts of avalanches past. 👻 And here’s the final twist! Above 5,000 feet, the north-facing snow—STILL dry and cool in the afternoon! No wet loose activity at all! Meanwhile, the southern slopes? They were sweating it out under the sun—classic overachievers. ☀️😎