Poor ECT scores and thin skiing in Lick Creek

Went up Lick Creek today with the intention of getting out in the new snow and doing some digging. We dug a couple pits on a north aspect at the top of the meadow at 8064' in an area of wind drifted snow. We observed propagation in both pits up 25cm on a faceted layer. HS 64cm, ECTP21, CT17 Q2. Skiing on the SE aspect was very thin but decent on a firm supportable crust formed during last week's warmer temps.