The snowpack continues to weaken as more time goes by without any new snow. The surface has become loose over the last week with small grain near surface facets that have formed. Shallow locations consist entirely of faceted snow. Deeper locations still have a little structure in the middle of the snowpack which will still support skiers and snowboarders but this is deteriorating. I continue to find more and more places where I'm punching all the way through the snowpack on my skis. Collapsing is still occurring in the deeper locations. This tells us human triggered avalanches are still possible.

As time goes on, triggering an avalanche becomes less likely and the snowpack continues to become more and more sugary. This is bad news for when (if?) we see significant snow storms.