Powderhouse

We skinned up the east ridge of Powderhouse on 8-12 inches of light unconsolidated new snow. At around 8300 feet we dug snow pits and found a thin crust under the new snow with 6 inches or so of loose facets below the crust. The snow below the facets was increasingly consolidated with about 1 inch of facets at the ground.

Compression tests results were CTM Break and Sudden Plainer on the top of the curst. We did not get any propagation with an Extended Column Test (ETCX). We did get results with a Propagation Saw Test just below the crust layer (PST 60/100 End) and at the bottom of the old facet layer (PST 35/100 SF).

Skiing down the east ridge on new snow was great!