Careful route finding ruled the day 65cm total snow depth New snow was right side up. Top 3-6" loose powder over 16" inches of well bonded over 2" of sugary ground facets Collapsed at 10 taps from the elbow, but block did not pull out. I ascended and traveled another slope to 9600' where evidence suggested a slide had occurred early in the storm, and had been covered up. Sticking to low angle ridges and evergreens I wasn't comfortable getting on to this slope to investigate or take photos