Mt. Bole

Recent snow was sluffing on the North aspect of Palace Butte. Our snowpit on the east ridge of Mt Bole revealed a mostly cohesive slab with a ECTN 28 @ 55cm (The total HS was recorded as 325cm, but the pit was dug only to 150cm deep), and great caution was taken in selecting an approach and descent to avoid shallow spots in the snowpack. The new snow did not sluff during our descent of the east ridge of Mt Bole. We triggered two very small, wet loose slides on southern aspects below Mt Bole and Palace Butte during our return.