Moist Surface Snow on Rubicon

Some cloud cover and warmer weather warmed up the surface snow on Rubicon today. Even the N aspects held moist surface snow this afternoon. This warmth made it so that the top 4 inches (10 cm's) would clump together when I squeezed it in my hand. This was true at all elevations today. A full snowpit on a northerly aspect at around 8400 ft showed weak dry snow still exists below the moist surface snow. We still don't have a slab layer on top of the weak snow. This structure is similar to what we have been seeing across the forecast area.

I also found numerous rocks poking through the snow or just below the snow surface. On the way back down I got to practice lots of slow skiing and kick turns to avoid hitting anything.