Windy day on Rose Knob

Toured Rose Knob area late morning/early afternoon. Clear skies and strong winds most of the day. We decided not to summit and turned around on the south ridge ~9,000' when the winds got so strong they nearly knocked us over. It was clear that higher elevation snow wasn't going to soften enough to make for pleasant skiing.

Snow conditions were highly variable depending on aspect, elevation, and sun exposure. Only sunny, protected, SSW aspects softened today. Everything in the shade or exposed to the strong east winds stayed firm into the afternoon, including sunny south and SE slopes.

We observed a cornice that was cracking between 20 and 40 feet back from the edge (pictured).