Wind slabs on Carson Pass.

I toured out toward a spot I visited two weeks ago to see the changes that had taken place. First thing was, there was no more dirt and there was now an average of 140cm of snow within this area. Wind drifts and cross loading was present from the first step. These wind features had a progression of density the closer I got to the edge, the more supportable they became, the spookier it got as I could feel the slab underneath me at that point. I kicked one small cornice feature in a safe location and got good results, large chunks broke off and it took only three kicks to get it to go. Moving on towards Frog lake, snow surfaces varied from light powder to patches of wind effected snow. Once at frog lake I dug down to look at the Nov. 9th layer that I had perviously observed. This layer still showed weakness and some instability within it. Deep tap tests show SC results; however, the crusts seemed to be breaking down and the grains within this layer were also moist and compressible showing some signs of healing. The upper part of the snowpack was right side up and only showed instability from a CT within the top 20cm, but there was no propagation during the ECT. The weather was intermittent with periods of sunshine and squaws of S-1 snow fall. Wind was transporting snow through most of the day and tapered off by late afternoon as winds died down and skies cleared up. As the skies cleared up, I could see no Natural avalanches or other signs of instability within the surrounding terrain.