Pit above Meiss Meadow

Toured the SW ridge above Meiss Meadow to evaluate coverage. Found snowpack between 100 and 130cm, with wind scouring at ridgelines and windslab on NE aspects below ridgelines. Pit location was slightly below ridgeline to capture windslab, N aspect, 9075', 23 degree slope, 116cm depth. Snowpack was mostly right-side up, and ECT results were ECTN 11 @103cm, ECTN 20 @93cm, and ECTN 24 @80cm. Hardness ranged from 4f at surface to P near base of column. We did not see any signs of instability and skied the NE slopes off the ridgeline without consequence. Coverage on skied slopes was impressive, but the snow became wetter as the day went on.