Mostly sunny to sunny conditions, calm winds less than 5 mph. Temperatures 10s to 20s during the day.
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Microdot lowest bench
Toured around low elevation terrain in Independence Mine area.
Weather
Snow surface
10-20 cm settled snow. Breakable crust 10-20 cm below surface, crust required moderate effort with snow saw to break but was easily broken while skiing.
Snowpack
HS = 150 cm. CT13Q3 down 20 cm (130 cm) on below 1F hard crust. ECTX text on same test pit.