Buried SH on Red Lake Peak

Pic 1 and video: 12/4 surface hoar found buried 20cm from the surface and shallower. In the picture, it's the deeper of the backlit layers. Note several low density layers above it; no slab development observed on top of 12/4 SH yet. Care was required to find this layer, as mitt pits and shovel shears just crumbled the layers above. Careful shovel tilts, as in the video, showed the buried SH to be common along the approach from Carson Pass to the E shoulder of Red Lake Peak, and down to Crater Lake. Ski cuts produced Dry Loose results, some which traveled quite far but never exceeded D1.

Pic 2: Another SH layer was observed on the surface at all elevations and on all aspects traveled today.

Warm temps on sunny slopes sheltered from light E wind - cool temps elsewhere. Valley fog began to break in early afternoon.