Traveled from 7400-10,600, mostly north half of the compass. Warm today and forecasted for the next few days. Even though the wind was blowing in the moderate to strong category the warm temps were not making a lot of snow available for transport, even on the upper elevation ridge lines. Pit tests reflected mostly stable snow where we dug.
All we can do is wait and see...lack of a good refreeze at lower elevations may make lower elevation slopes more prone to wet slides. Which way will the warm temps drive the temperature gradient in the pack? Will the surface snow continue to facet? I'm curious to get out some more over the next several days to see how the snow reacts to the spring-like conditions forecasted.
