Absaroka Obs
From email: "Skinned up to about 8600ft in Mill Creek area near Arrastra drainage. Frequent collapses heard/felt once above about 8k, where snow totals seemed to average 12-24 inches on E to N aspects, more up higher. Sparse/discontinuous snowpack below 8k. Lots of 1cm surface hoar in protected areas.
Saw a couple recent (<48 hours old) large crowns up higher in the E facing bowls around 9800ft, one of which appeared to be triggered by a cornice fall (not pictured). Lots of ridge top wind transport a few days ago in this area, none seen this morning"