Overall, the snowpack seems to be fairly cohesive. No cracking or collapsing was noted on todays tour. Shallow to moderately deep wind slabs probably exist on E, NE, and SE aspects. A buried graupel layer is a weak layer, but will gain strength with time. Most of the snowpack is a strong, bonded, and dense slab of snow- with the important exception of a few interfaces. We found one about 32 cm down that almost appeared as buried graupel, or maybe even buried surface hoar, but this pit location would be pretty unlikely to preserve surface hoar. This interface/ thin weak layer did not produce propagation results across the block with an extended column test (ECT) (ECTN25 RP).

The depth of snow elsewhere in the La Sal Pass area seemed to average around 50 cm. South Mountain Glades looked a little thin, perhaps to thin to enjoy.

Although the snow is thin in spots, it is fairly supportive, and overall, it feels a bit more maritime than our typical early-season, continental snowpack.