ECTP Juda Donner Saddle

Skies began to clear out in the pm after am clouds, moderate West ridgetop winds and abouve freezing temperatures. The snow surface was a melt freeze crust of variable thickness depending on aspect and exposure to the wind. Ski penatration also varied from 0cm to about 10cm in the shaded, lee aspects. Our avi 1 class preformed some snow pack tests. We got ECTP X 3 (times) down 45cm on 4F . The slab above was 1F+  North aspect 35 degree 7860' Near Donner Juda saddle.