Warming quick in the Bridgers

Up on the Ridge this morning, the recent snow had developed a 3-5 cm crust, and remained moist underneath. No active signs of instability while the snow remained cold, except for the various crowns from slides which broke during the storm (Avalanche Gulch, North Bowl, etc.), and lots of rollerballs from yesterday. Within an hour of sunrise the surface crust began to break down, and small loose releases were beginning to rain down from cliffs and around the large cornices. The cornices, some reaching the size of a small car, were already visibly sagging and many smaller cornices easily released under body weight.