Dug a 150cm pit in a wind loaded area on a North aspect at 8000'. Note: average snow depths in windward areas were in the 75-150 range, while lee slopes were in the 200-300cm range. This location was 320cm deep total. At first glance, the layering seems fairly solid, but shovel shear and compression tests showed weaknesses in the new wind slab forming near the surface on lower density new snow and graupel 7cm down (CT 3 BRK), within this past storm snow on a density change with graupel mixed in from this past cycle 35cm down (CT 14 SC), and on top of the MF crust combo lower in the pack 90cm down (CT 29 SC). The most sensitive of these seemed to be the density change in the past storm snow, however as the wind slab on the surface thickens and hardens it will be increasingly concerning.