Toured in the Electric Lake bowl this afternoon at elevations ranging from 8,600 to 9,600 feet. Solar aspects as well as some low angle NE and NW facing slopes had a sun crust. Wind effect was prevalent along ridgetops and flat open areas but wasn't an issue in more sheltered terrain. The main issues I noted were weak faceted snow at the base of the snowpack and surface hoar preserved on shady aspects. I dug a very quick pit at about 9,600 feet in elevation, right above the main northeast facing bowl that houses the steepest terrain in the bowl. Total snow depth was about 2.5 feet, with 2-3 inches of weak sugary snow at the bottom. Photos show the surface hoar, and a snowpit with the weak snow visible at the base.