Much of the terrain adjacent to the Canyons and on the Big Cottonwood side of the ridge line was extensively tested over the last few days without result. This would suggest the new snow may not be too much of a factor, although there were reports of new snow avalanches on Argenta and in Days that suggest otherwise.

On the north facing slope where I dug the pit, the facets were covered by a relatively strong cohesive slab. Snow pit test produced no results. This was also extensively tested by side country skiers along the PC ridge line without result. That said, the current snow structure is still within the range of many human triggered avalanches. The large avalanche in Todd's bowl on Murdock was also a good reminder of our deep slab problem.

On other aspects with thinner snow, the facets could easily be located with by probing the snow with your pole.