Graupel Buried on Wildflower Ridge (Judah)

We went on a short tour up Judah today to check out the snow and practice rescue as part of an AIARE Level 1 Course. While we didn't dig much in the snow, some pole probes on the sub ridge near Sugar Bowl's Mt. Judah Express Chair (outside of the resort boundry) revealed buried graupel below a mostly-thin rain crust. This was only found in an isolated area, but was interesting to discover and was clearly preserved under the rain crust that has formed.