Snow conditions on ride from Little Truckee Summit

Rode out from LTS to near independence lake. South slopes were getting warm and wet, so we stuck primarily to northern slopes. We rode slopes under 30 degrees to avoid the persistent slab issue. 
 

Winds were calm most of the day, with occasional periods of light to moderate winds where some blowing snow could be observed on ridges. There was some evidence of wind scouring, but we did not recognize any signs of significant wind loading (in the below treeline, somewhat sheltered areas we rode). 

Most of the areas we rode had 6-12 inches of unconsolidated snow on top of a crust that would not break under the weight of a snowmobile, but would when walking directly on it. An informal pit dug in a track trench reveleaed fist to 4F hard snow on top of a 1F crust that was ~10 inches down.

Sunshine was strong, despite some occasional clouds rolling through. By around 1pm, the snow was getting wetter. Snow flung out from snowmobile tracks would cause roller balls but we did not witness any natural roller balls as we left the area by around 3pm.