1. Not a great photo, but many areas are getting tracked up and some new snow would improve the riding conditions. 2. Most of the snow today was falling straight down with little wind even on the ridge lines.
Interesting stability test, this column collapsed on the weak sugary snow near the ground with 16 taps from the elbow. I could not repeat it and the extended column test did not have similar results. I don't think this is alarming with how deep the snow pack is, but something to ponder? It could also be with a column this tall it may react this way?
This shallow rocky terrain would be a likely place to trigger an avalanche that breaks into deeper snow.
Some soft, but stubborn wind slabs that did not want to move much. It steeper areas these might be more likely to pick up some speed.
