Gypsum ridge still touchy, but not fully loaded yet

Conditions at gypsum showed signs of instability that could get more significant as wind slabs form. We noticed that the layer under the recent snow would collapse under us if we stepped off the skin track. Saw small rolls that had slid as slabs yesterday or the day before when triggered by skiers (see the photo). There was no wind overnight and very small hoar frost had formed, but there was light wind throughout the day, picking up when we left around 3. Around 2000m we did see shooting cracks, and hand shears showed the start of a soft slab (that broke into pieces when pulled). We didn't see shooting cracks anywhere else but also stuck to mellow terrain. When skiing, there was no signs of slabbing around the edges of our tracks, and although the top layer of fresh snow hadn't bonded, it was moving as loose powder, not as a slab. Playing around on some rolls a little higher up, we could get the rolls to crack,with the crack propagating perhaps 5ft along the roll behind the ski line. If the wind slabs the top layer of snow up it could definitely get spicier in the steeper terrain.