It is a tale of 2 snowpacks. Most areas a deep and we were unable to find weak layers. In the areas that are shallow the snowpack is very weak and reactive. The included snowprofile was indicative of the slopes that we spent most of the day on. On these slopes, a shovel tilt test showed a mid-storm density change of the snow 10 cm down. We were unable to find any faceted snow in these areas. A compression test yielded results, but an ECT did not produce any results.

The included video is the other end of the spectrum and what can still be found in these shallow areas harboring VERY weak snow. This is where we had our thundering collapse, cracking, and an extended column test that popped out on isolation.

While it seems that we might have a "go anywhere" snowpack, you need to be careful and watch for these shallow snow areas. The areas may not be obvious. We were alerted to this slope being one of these spots when we approached the slope and immediately noticed how shallow the snow was.