Observation: Days Fork

Besides going up Flagstaff Skinner was on north side of compass below 10,200 for tour.

Light density new snow. 4-6"

Wind drifted snow-no cracking or movement. I noticed mostly crossloaded where skiied. Pockety/small winddrifts, although bit harder to tell with the fresh snow.

I didn't play w south side wind drifted and didn't get much above 10,000.

Minor thin sluffing in steeps (took steeper than 38ish)

Note on sun crust pwl from I suspect Mon a week ago- I was touring last Tues in gobblers basin and noticed the sun crust with very light density snow below and above.

Forcaster Champion mentioned sun crust in her 12/31/19 obs as what she was most concerned about.

I have been real interested in crust for a while. I usually am overly suspicious of m/f crust, probably because we get more of em towards spring, its typically warmer in springs the snow don't have a big temp gradient, and nothing happenes.

But it's not spring now- it's January- night time temps have been in the teens all week.

Semi Similar setup to gobblers/white snake fatality from a few years back also in January (1/21/16). On that one the weak layer around the m/f crust continued to weaken creating slides ajacent days later w no additional loading.

It felt warmer today. Beautiful day. Some wind in am. Trailheadthawing a bit in sun on exit.