Mt Ellis (main summit)

100 cms of snow in the meadow at the head of Moonshine.  So much snow took a long time to make it to the top.  I have not seen the summit area wind affected like it is for a long time.  Actually dug a pit and performed an ECT approximately 50 meters north of the of the burn on an east facing swallow angle slope.  Pit depth 135 cms.  There was a thin hard/ice layer at mid depth in the snow.  ECTN with initiations  at 2 locations in the upper half of the snow pack.  An encouraging sign is the strengthening of the facted snow at the ground.  Skiing in the trees was good, the snow is dense.