Quick report
We toured up the Gulkana glacier to the eastern flank of Cony Mountain in bluebird conditions with no wind. Dug a 150 cm deep pit on a 34° SE facing slope at 6,600'. Total snow depth was a lot deeper than my 240 cm probe. A nice light layer of fresh snow approx. 15 cm deep covered the slope with a well consolidated layer below. CT failed at 14 taps but was very low energy and did not pop. Additional taps did not seem to affect the snowpack. We thought the slopes seemed moderately stable with the exception of areas close to exposed rocks that were getting heated by the sun. Skied a mix of light wind effect and perfect powder for a thousand feet back to the lower Gulkana glacier.
Avalanche
Observed a small point release avalanche that started on a rocky southwest face that was getting baked in the sun in the early afternoon. Avalanche ran 150' and had a debris pile deep enough to bury a person. No one was caught. Also observed several debris fields caused by natural cornice collapses likely during the last storm event.