Sun exposed slopes have taken a beating the last few days. Crust has developed on the bottom half of the compass. Due south aspects were supportable in the early morning, with others treacherously breakable. Northerly slopes were soft with freshly deposited snow from overnight wind transport in many areas.
Most of what we encountered appeared to be freshly deposited and lacked cohesion, but we traveled cuatiously aware that the danger of triggering a windslab exists.