Baldy Rocks Dec 5

Inconsistent weather changes the conditions again...for the worse.  Monday saw face shots top to bottom but the common theme today was a stiff crust from the parking lot all the way up to 2100m.  The crust got a little softer about 200m above the parking area.  Very strong SW wind at all elevations.  Anything even slightly open was wind-hammered.  Light snow off and on all day.  Skiied both sides of Baldy Rocks ridge and was slightly better on the south side.  A few controlled ski cuts on open, wind-affected terrain (NW) gave cracks and one of my partners was able to get one slab (10cm deep, 5m across) to pop but didn't propagate on a 30 degree slope.  No signs of instability on the S side of the ridge.  -5 @ parking area.  Need some more snow to bury this latest crust and hopefully it will stay cool.