The ECT result was a bit worrisome, but it was shallow. If more snow piled up on it during the day, if that layer was deeper up higher, or if wind transported snow loaded on top of it, it could easily fail and produce slab avalanches. Underneath that, the new snow was well behaved, at least at the mid elevation sheltered terrain that I observed. I felt comfortable on the 30 degree slope, but would not have skied anything steeper today. I feel like this particular weakness will heal quickly. On Tuesday morning, I would expect to see less cracking in the top of the snowpack, but I would be on the lookout for it, particularly since it could be buried more deeply after a few more hours of snowfall.

I did not observe any weakness below this in the new snow.

Winds were obviously high above so I would assume that the avalanche hazard was higher up above on the ridges, and will remain so tomorrow, but 30 degree sheltered slopes should have a hazard rating at least 1 step lower than the ridges tomorrow. (i.e. if considerable, these slopes will have a moderate hazard)