Thin and Variable Snowpack at Echo Summit

We toured up along Becker Ridge to monitor the early season snowpack.  The snowpack is thin in this area with up to about 1' of snow on the ground in some areas.  Wind protected northerly aspects held soft unconsolidated faceted snow that was supportable enough in most areas to help avoid hitting obstacles.  Southerly aspects had a mix of soft snow, sun crusts, wet snow, and bare dirt.  Lots of granite rocks, logs, and bushes prevent much over the snow recreation in this area at this time.  There is no ice present on lower Echo Lake.