Over night: 3" at the spruces and 6" above 8500', Mostly grapuel up to 4mm.

HS is generally 24' on all aspects, a good even coating. Skied all aspects today, all aspects still punchy hollow-early sesaon season skiing with lots of hazards.

Instead of spending time on detailed pits, I looked at the basal layer on various aspects on a range of elevations:

NW @ 9000', Reynolds - 5 inches of 1-2 mm facets, fist density, unable to isolate an ECT. broke in facets. This slope had widespread cracking after skiing my 1st run (20-25 degrees), did not hear or feel it while skiing. (Pit and Facet Photos)

SE@ 8700' Reynolds East Ridge - a 1" thick, knife density suncrust with weak 2mm facets both above and below (1-2" thick).

N@ 8500', Toms Hill, 4" facets similar to those on Reynolds.

E@8000' - Base Weathering Heights, no facets, damp

Bottom line Most aspects above 8500' have weak faceted snow, this is lower than I expected.

Of note, all depths measured in areas without bushes. Brush areas appear deeper, snow has not settled yet.