Mt Ellis

The snowpack structure has deteriorated on Ellis since the last time I was there a couple of weeks ago, but without loading, it remains generally stable. I am less optimistic about future stability. All slopes were covered by a layer of surface hoar and near-surface facets. Light winds will do little today to disrupt the surface snow. Hopefully we get some wind that beats this layer up a bit before it gets buried. 

We felt that finding instability was unlikely today with ECTXs and ECTNs in the 20s in both our pits.