Some touchy wind slabs today where the near surface faceted snow is preserved under the recent snow and wind. This wind slab broke as I was about 50' away on a little test area I like to visit to see what the winds are doing. I was a bit surprised to find this weak layer still preserved in such a windy location.
A bit of a refresh with new snow around the 6/8-10" in Gold Hill. I was still feeling old tracks and with flat light it was a bit underwhelming out in the open areas. In the tress and more protected places the conditions were pretty decent, although the snow was beginning to take on a little heat and get damp and sticky.
This storm did not do much at all around the trailhead and conditions around 8,300' are still kind of thin.
