Flanders

I toured up Flanders today, and found a weak, thin snowpack. A pit on an east aspect at 9400’ was 98 cm deep, and failed at ECTP15 on a layer of loose, sugary facets sitting between crusts at 38 cm and 53 cm. The rest of the snowpack seemed relatively solid, but I imagine this layer will take a long while to gain strength.
I did not observe any recent natural activity from the top of Flanders, save for one small slide that started right at a ridgeline, likely from the strong, warm sun we had today. I did not experience any collapsing or cracking, although thinner snow near trees or rocks was weak and unsupportable.