12-18″ of new and wind drifted snow sitting on top of a weak snowpack comprised of facets, a melt freeze crust, and depth hoar.
Route
From base area up Vogue, the Daze, Rainbow, Triangle Trees. Then Down Bar UE lift line, Cyclone, Drop Out, BC Ski Way.
Weather
HSN24
12"
HSN48
12"
Precip
Lightly snowing
Sky
Obscured
Winds
15 mph wind gusting to 25mph from the East
Temps
2F at top of Storm @ 9am
Snowpack Observations
Cracking and collapsing.
Riding Quality
Good skiing. Top third of the mountain had 12-18″ of soft snow sitting on top of a supportable melt freeze crust. Less new snow below Thunderhead elevation, but still managed to stay on top of the crust layer and not hit anything.