stable run in the swan range

We chose to ride into the Northern Swan Range today checking on the depth of the recent crust and taking a gander at the recent snow

• We found the 1/24 ice layer on all aspects and to the top of the Swan Crest at 7200'.  The snow above and below the crust was well bonded to the crust and did not show any instabilites in our pits(both North and South).  There is approx 20 cm of denser 4F hard snow above the crust.
• The MLK crust was not present at upper elevations on southerly exposures.  On North aspects it was thin and breaking down.
• We found minimal wind effect from the last several days.
• The temps were in the high 20's all day with rollerballs occuring on the south facing lower elevations.
• We did not see any signs of instabilities or recent avalanches, thus we felt comfortable skiing and snowmobiling on steeper and more open terrain.