Observation: Cardiff Pass

Uphill wallowing through unconsolidated snow that was often thigh-height or more led us to Cardiff Pass where we skied north down to the Eyebrow. Repeated audible collapses, including ones that dropped, let us to return the way we came for more wiggle trench skiing on south aspects. Below the brow, columns repeatedly failed upon isolation in the 1-2mm facets below the temp crust. Without the underlying facets, snow on the south side was more stable, though gusting wind was drifting the low density snow. We didnt find any fresh drifts that felt "tight", but the Emma Ridge avalanche reported by Brooks B did look like it may have begun with the collapse of a wind slab.