Dug on a SW at 11,030 ft and found a mostly stable snowpack. I got CT25 RP down 42 cm. This failed on a thin layer of Graupel and Decomposing Fragmented grains beneath a crust. An extended column test on this layer produced no results (ECTX). We skied two laps on steep SW slopes in the Laurel Gullies.
Later I dug on a NW aspect at 11,080 ft. to check in on the weak interfaces we have been following for the past month. Today's pit shows both layers gaining strength. A compression test yielded no results on these layers (CTN). The 2/14 layer has gained hardness and the grains show significant rounding. The 2/22 layer also shows signs of rounding (not quite as much as the 2/14 layer). These layers were stressed with almost 2 inches of water weight from Friday's storm. Visibility was good today and no avalanches were observed. The storm advertised for Wednesday looks like another warm, wet event. This will be another good test for these layers. Until then I would still give caution to these weaknesses. Continue to dig down and perform stability tests if you are traveling on Northerly aspects.
In this photo you can see the 2/22 interface down 53cm and the 2/14 interface down 69cm.
