Figure the wind damage had broken down in South Monitor after a week of cold clear nights and it had. The snow in the starting zone is shallow after multiple repeater avalanches and is now loose and faceted, and suspect with any new load of snow. Basically all the surface snow in the bowl is faceted and in the thin spots it’s rotten to the ground. The wind speeds were increasing throughout the day and moving what little amount of loose snow it could find onto the N facing slopes. If the storm comes in like advertised I’m expecting avalanching in the Bowl either naturals or human triggered.

Photos: sastrugi on the ridge line, wind transport on the ridge

Thinking considerable hazard if the storm plays out tonight.