Around the Corner

Little exploration skin to find out what was around the corner.. wind affected on SE slope, below treeline ok skiing in the meadows. No instabilities noted within zone from natural activity and no instabilities during skin/ski. Winds picked up mid day to the high end of light into the moderate from the SW. No surprise.. Wind slab (breakable) about 3cm thick on S/SW/SE aspects into top of tree line. Ski exit on N/NE aspect was excellent.

CTH 23 down 45 (RP) Basal facets and depth hoar - layer 45 down was faceted layer ~5cm thick No reaction from storm snow on top on this aspect.