Observation: Cutler Ridge

Dug at 8600ft NNW with HS 250cm. Found 150cm of storm slab from the early January cycle, right side up from F+ to P hard. This sat atop 1F December facets (did not dig below about 170cm from surface). Facets were 1-2mm, rounding, and a bit damp. This is still not a great structure, but at least in this one pit, things continue to slowly trend in a positive direction.

A handful of facets that were happy to stick together a bit when I made a fist.

Snow surface was wind-affected in any exposed terrain above 7500ft or so. Creamy/dense soft snow could be found in sheltered zones below 8600ft or so, slowly transitioning to dense, wet, and a little grabby from about 7000ft and lower. It was surprisingly easy to kick off small wet loose sluffs in high elevation terrain on solar aspects in the upper few inches of the snowpack.