The last storm dropped an indicated 12" at the Gooseberry snotel. I observed a total of approximately 40" at the site including the fluffy new stuff.

I dug a pit at cold springs in the trees mid slope. The slope angle was approximately 35%. I did not observe any faceted snow, overall the snow pack seems to be sticking together nicely and I was unable to cause any failures in my test. While riding to the lost creek side of the pass I could easily identify where the wind has transported and deposited heavy amounts of snow on the north facing aspects along the ridges. I did not see any signs of failure but did read a post and see a picture from another rider on social media where a road cut failed as they were there idling their snowmobiles.