Clear with light wind, moderate temps.
We skied one of the north facing gullies off of Pastoral peak and returned to the car via Bertha Creek.
Clear with light wind, moderate temps.
Snow surface was wind significantly wind effected along the Pastoral Ridge, much less so lower down. Shaded aspects had a shallow layer, ~4", of soft dry snow over a stiffer layer.
We dug a pit at roughly 4200' on a north aspect, ~30 degree angle, of Pastoral, below one of the gullies we planned to ski. Pit results: ECTP25 on 4F layer approximately 30cm from the surface, block was stubborn to release and did not appear to have much energy. Bottom of slab was 1 finger and below was 4 finger.