Springy Stevens Peak

Found a firm refreeze and legit corn on east aspects of Stevens this morning. The snow surface bears many tracks from folks riding in transitional snow and over ripe corn. I observed people skiing steep rocky east facing terrain around 10am without producing any loose wet slides. Descending on a more southerly east aspect I found a couple centimeters of melted snow over a supportive base. All the snow I ascended on was supportive of skis. On the summit ridge I found some transitional snow that did not support boot weight. 

Photo 1: Solid overnight refreeze 

Photo 2: Despite an abundance of previous ski traffic, only a few loose wet slides at mid slope rocky rollover on an East aspect of Stevens.

Photo 3: Many previous loose wet slides on steep rocky terrain on more North East aspects of Stevens.

Photo 4: Skies were clear over Stevens for the duration of my tour but clouds were present to the south east. They appeared to be moving closer but were not really threatening when I left the area a little around 10:30am.