Same old story--monsters in the basement.  Depth hoar at the base of the snowpack is quite variable with a bridging slab on top in many areas, making tricky conditions.  It's very difficult to tell which slopes will slide and which will not.  It's the classic low probability - high consequence situation.  Best to just continue to avoid steep slopes because riding conditions are so good on the gentle slopes right not where is no reason to hang it out.

Snowpits continued to produce propagation on Extended Column Tests on medium to hard taps, breaking to the depth hoar.