Saw a couple fresh roller balls off come off the cornice of PMS bowl while we were ascending.
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Corn biscuit
Alders are still covered all the way to the road! Woot! Took the standard up (tricky skinning) to the first bench of the ridge around 3000/3200ft. Saw several debris piles at the base of the south face, descended the west aspect since it was 2:40ish and there was still a touch of firmer crust present on the west. Found nice corn slightly south west aspect.
Observer Comments
Weather
Blue bird, 52 when started at the parking lot, no wind, sun was hot!
Snow surface
sun crust present on west aspect, corn on the slightly more southwest
Snowpack
No formal pits were dug. I gave up on the tricky skinning (taking too long, could have benefited from ski crampons) and decided to boot a small section at about 2700. My partner was able to skin all of it. Mostly toe to mid boot, boot pen. A handful of steps were pockets of crotch deep unsupportable snow. Snow on the bench around 3200 was only toe deep on the boot pen.
Alders are still buried all the way to the road
Roller Balls on PMS bowl
Superbowl - Magnum ridge
South end of Seattle Ridge
North side of Lipps