Deep snow on Silver Peak

We did not observe any signs of instability below treeline on our tour of Silver Peak today on steep test slopes and small terrain features.  We found consistent layers within the new storm snow that failed in compression tests but did not show signs of propagation on ECTs.  On an E aspect at 6600' we found a combination of a crust and facets 70 cms down, but we did not find this same layer on a more shaded NE aspect nearby.  SW winds and snow showers continued throughout the day.   We noticed some wet snow and warming of the snow surface at lower elevations by early afternoon.