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Lost Horse stable snow

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Three pits over four days with measurements as cm below snow surface: 1. 3/8, ENE aspect at 7500' about 100' below ridgeline, pit 100 cm deep, TD 290 cm. ECTN 18 30 cm (no crust, unknown interface) This column was solid when pried. An old crust at 60 cm had no obvious facets. 2. 3/9, N aspect at 7500' about 20' below ridgeline, pit 120 cm deep, TD 265 cm. ECTN 21 47 cm This column was solid when pried. 3. 3/11, ENE aspect at 7500' about 70' below ridgeline, pit 90 cm deep. TD unknown, our party member with the 3 m probe had gone home. ECTX A low quality shear layer at 58 cm (seen in pit 1) revealed itself on a hard pry. Things appeared quite stable in our exploration and we felt comfortable in more exposed avy terrain.