Mineral Fork into the upper bowl(room of doom).
Elevations, slope angles and aspects
7000-10200', angles over 35°, north facing aspects.
Snow conditions
4" in snow at the trail head.
That increased to about a foot during the day with the storm.
Current snow pack in the upper elevations is 2' or so out of the drifted-scoured terrain.
Weather
Snow, heavy at times. Wind from the northwest, over 15 mph up high. Cool temperatures.
Snow pit
Evaluation
Localized cracking and collapsing at upper elevations.
Decreasing stability with high snowfall rate by afternoon.
Weather guessers have up to 3' suggested by Tuesday afternoon so... wear your helmet.
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