Where we were traveling it was clearly a day to watch slope angles as well as anything above you and play things conservatively. Several loud collapses and cracking, with one crack propagating easily 20 meters (60') I did not see any evidence of naturals or human-triggered avalanches, but I think things were right on the brink and safe travel decisions dominated the day. I was finding more evidence of the buried rime crust in Millcreek than in Butler Fork in BCC, yet it did seem spatially variable so I really don't trust decision making based upon absence of the rime crust ..... because it may be present further down the slope or on a slope if you change aspects slightly. New snow instabilities will heal rapidly and I suspect the biggest concern at the mid elevations will be the New Years facets preserved underneath the rime crust. The faceted layer underneath the rime crust is anywhere from 60-100 cms down from the snow surface with the faceted layer 5-15 cms thick. I don't think there is a pattern to where the rime crust is present, so I'm not sure any aspect is necessarily green light once new snow instabilities settle out. I do not have a handle on this issue yet and once things settle out it will require careful and thorough stability testing.

[For my old friend who I ran into on the skin track today - great seeing you.]

FORECASTER NOTE: Greg is someone who's observations you should pay attention to. His observations are spot on. Greg, we have a position for you at the UAC if you ever are not working at Westminister! Kobernik