April 20

box-elder

White Pine parking, Red Pine, Dry Creek, Shotgun chutes, Dry Creek, Red Pine, White Pine parking

drycreek

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

7400-10500', angles over 35°, all aspects.

Snow conditions

Marginal refreeze, corn on south facing above 9500' before noon.

Large pinwheels(4'+) on north facing above 10k by early afternoon.

pinwheels

Breakable partially refrozen crust on north facing above 10k by late afternoon, sun exposed and off aspects slushy.

Weather

dry-creek

Partly cloudy skies, mild temperatures and light wind.

Evaluation

Stability was variable, north facing a bit loose.

Weather guessers have hottest day of the year suggested so...variable stability likely to continue till mid week cooling occurs.

Maybe it'll snow.

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