Finding weak layers in Island Park

We rode up Yale Creek to across from Arange Peak, then back into Yale Creek. We dug 3 snowpits looking for weak layers and found them a foot or two under the surface. Feathery surface hoar mixed with small, sugary facets were found in all. This layer was not propagating in our tests, but we know that nearby in Lionhead they avalanched. We are not completely trusting of these layers, especially at higher elevations where wind drifts would be adding even more weight to these layers.