Lincoln Ridge Observations

Periods of light snow above 7000' with light rain at lower elevations throughout the day.  A rain crust exists in this area up to our high point of just over 8000'.  This rain crust was about 1-2'' thick and was mostly not boot supportable.  The weight of the snowmobile helped to break through this rain crust into the softer snow below and provided excellent riding conditions today.  A snowpit at 8000', showed a mostly stable snowpack.  We did several slope cuts on steep test slopes and did not observe any signs of instability. Snow coverage along the road is good for travel through this area.  While many stumps, logs, trees, and other obstacles existed on or near the snow surface, the snowpack was generally supportable above 7000' with decent coverage.