Dudley Creek

I skied on the N/NE facing side of Dudley twice this week, once on 12/13 and again today. On Tuesday we found HS to be no more than 90 cm with the lower 40cm or so being 1-2mm faceting DFs turning to all facets by the lower 20 cm. Seemed similar to the layer that’s being discussed further south but lacking any sort cohesive slab above it (ski pen was mid-pack, boot pen to the ground). 
 

Today there was no more than 15 cm of new snow with minimal wind transport. Surface hoar was widespread even near the ridge line. We experienced one localized collapse on our up track at around 8000’, so seems like this little bit of new load is just starting to tip the scales.