NW Castle Peak Observations

3 to 6'' of new snow overnight and into today at this location.  This new snow sits on top of a mostly supportable crust from before the storm.  The snowpack structure is in good shape to handle the additional loading from the apporaching storms.  Snowpack tests showed no layers of concern-see attached snowpit.  Snow coverage is around 1' at the trailhead and increases with elevation up to 2 to 2.5' above 8000'.