Ulrr doesn't want to go into hibernation...

Toured into the middle portion of Flathead Range to evaluate a buried crust/ facet combo and look for newly formed storm slabs.

• Wet and soggy conditions at trailhead upon arrival, but snowing versus raining at 1345
  • Saturated and rotten surface snow below 4000', freezing level = 4000'
• S1 snowfall on and off throughout the day
• Trace of new snow at 4400'
• 10 cm of new snow at 5400'
• 13 cm of new snow at 5800' above a newly formed rain crust (3 cm) buried by today's snowfall
  • Probably formed during Tuesday's (4/10) rain event
• Over 25 cm of new snow at 7000' but no signs of storm slab formation today is this area​
  • Above 6000', 3 cm of dense snow that probably fell Tuesday night is sitting above a melt-freeze crust formed during the day Tuesday
• No surface cracking, collapses, or recent slab avalanche activity observed
• Numerous rollerballs and pinwheels from previous days warm-up on both sunny and shady aspects at mid/ upper elevations
• Calm winds with a few light gusts