I took a long walk in the mountains today with the intent of analyzing the snowpack on aspects/elevations I would like to ski this season. Not being an avalanche professional myself this was mostly data gathering for those more experienced to analyze. I found a small berm in the moraine near the northeast apron of the Pfief with a matching aspect to dig my pit into. Unsurprisingly the snowpack here is some of the deepest in the range, which made the lack of change in snow of the deeper layers surprising.

Air Temp: 5C

Snowpack temps and hardness as follows. Temp data felt weird to me, but the thermometer appeared to be working correctly:

270cm: -4C / Fist

250cm: -10C / 4F

230cm: -9C / 1F

205cm: -8C / 1F

180cm: -8C / 1F

150cm (as far as I was willing to dig): -8C / Pencil

ECTX- giving it elbow grease dislodged a cohesive block off the 205cm weak layer.