Point 6

There was 3-4 inches of new snow at upper elevations from the last few days of snowfall. The wind has blown the fresh snow into small but sensitive wind slabs right along the leeward side of upper elevation ridgelines. They are easily identifiable and didn't appear to exist further down the slope. 

The persistent slab problem has become unlikely to trigger. However, I still found some weak snow below a slab today that showed potential for propagation. Isolated areas, like near convex, rocky rollovers, are the most suspicious. 

The new snow was wet at lower elevations during my exit in the afternoon due to the warm temperatures. The snow at lower elevations is dwindling, especially on sunny aspects. 

I dug a snowpit on a northeast aspect at 7800 ft and found a relatively strong snowpack. However, there were still rounding facets buried around 70 cm deep that were noticeably weaker than the slab above. They did not produce any results in extended column tests, but failed and propagated to the end of the column at 42/100 cm during a propagation saw test (PST 42/100 (End)). That is an unstable result that shows there is still some potential for propagation within the weak layer.