ECTX on a north facing slope at 10,580' ft, HS 141cm. In this pit the weak layer of concern was 81 cm below the surface. The overlying slab is very thick and dense, mostly 4F to 1F snow. The weak layer is getting harder to trigger, but it is still fist density. I am not willing to trust this structure in avalanche terrain. My strategy will be to avoid steep slopes with facets, let the heat wave happen, wait for a good solid refreeze, and then re-assess the faceted weak layers. In the short term, they may become more reactive with the heat. In the meantime, I'll be looking for fun spring-like turns on the solars.
Just 100' above this pit the HS was 250cm from previously wind-drifted snow. This is a great example of the spacial variability on any given slope. You would never know it without probing or digging. The really deep snow is just below the shadow line in this photo.