Nicely consolidating snowpack near Spooner summit

We did a tiny tour N of Spooner summit to check the snow quality.  It was better than expected, with ~20" of quite dense new snow sitting atop an obvious layer of denser (rain soaked?) snow, which continued gaining strength and density to the groud, which was about 40" down where we dug our pit on a N facing slope at approx 7500'.

Winds in exposed areas were pretty intense with plenty of drifting snow. Temperature was below freezing, and it was way sunnier than expected. Slopes with sun exposure were becoming dense on top (proto-mank) and much less fun to ski than slopes that had been in the shade all day.

We didn't get into any potential avalanche terrain or onto any ridges exposed enough to encounter wind slabs.