More supportable, but still weak

Toured on a lower shoulder on the east side of Cedar Mtn from approx 8600-9600 ft. We found a little bit more of a supportable slab than we've been seeing on other recent field days (Taylor Fork, Bacon Rind, Beehive Basin) but still not enough slab cohesion for propagation in Extended Column Tests. Dug five pits between 9000 and 9500 ft on SE, E, and N aspects - got a mixture of ECTX and ECTN results. Snowpack ranged from 1-2.5 ft deep. The snowpack was generally supportable on skis, but stepping out of skis we plunged to the ground. Light snow fell throughout the afternoon with little accumulation.