Quick report

Hiked up main gully of GoS. Didn't notice any instability and the boot pack was well established. A lot of sastrugi at the upper portion. There was a huge crown line in the sandbox.

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Quick report

Huge crown line in the sandbox area. GoS seemed generally stable with some pockets of wind slab on lookers left. Some boot penetrative up to my shin/knee and some old cracks observed. I was not concerned with stability, the snowpack seemed stable from all the wind. A trip from last weekend in the Pemi showed me the weak facet layer at the bottom, and I had that on my mind. Crown line in sandbox did not seem to have windloading - maybe fresh? Huge debris field at the bottom.