North of Bacon Rind Creek

We toured the burn scar just north of Bacon Rind Creek within the boundary of Yellowstone. On the way up we dug two pits, one on a NE aspect at 7450' and the other was on a W aspect at 8700'. Stability tests varied between the two pits, the NE facing pit resulted in ECTN with the basal facet layer still present but unreactive, while the W facing aspect produced ECTP 24 on the basal facet layer. Also there were sun crusts at both location underneath the new snow, but the W aspect had a thicker and stronger crust (3cm). New snow totals ranged from 4-7" and we enjoyed low angle pow turns all the way down. No avalanche activity was observed.