Northerly facing slopes...the now common theme of pole to the ground, basket side down, continues in this area. Lots of spacial variation, hard to find a "typical" spot on this tour with such a generally shallow snow pack. Areas shallower then about 18" are completely faceted, elsewhere the pack is more layered, with somewhat of a mid pack slab. Current weather forecast will continue the faceting process.

Below is a look at SE facing slope, 10,000'. Another aspect with faceted weak layers.