New Snow on Andesite Ridge

We went to Andesite Ridge in the Donner Summit area to look at the new snowfall and the building snowpack.  The storm started off wet last night with rain at this elevation before cooling and depositing 8 to 10'' of new snow.  Last nights rain added to the previous rain on the snowpack from Saturday and Saturday night.  This rain formed a rain crust that exists on top of wet snow that goes down to the ground.  The current snowpack is not very supportive at this point with boot pen going through the rain crust and down into the older snow near the ground.  Limited evidence of snow transport existed in this area with no wind slab observed.  The snowpack looks in pretty good shape for additional loading with the next storm starting tonight.  Coverage remains thin with plenty of rocks, bushes, tree stumps, and obstacles showing or just barely hidden under the shallow snowpack.