Persistent slab check-in at Cain

We made our way back to Cain for the third day in the last week to check up on the persistent slab problem affecting the area ahead of the weekend. Super sunny day with evidence of yesterday's strong south winds but not much in the way of new wind slabs. At our same profile site in West Bowl we were pleased to find much less alarming test results at our crust layer down about 40 cm in this spot. Instead of dramatic propagation across our 90 cm-wide test column with moderate taps, we had an uneven collapse of the soft snow above the crust but only directly below our shovel blade, again with moderate taps. While we don't want to place too much emphasis on a single profile, we felt good about picking one of the mellower lines in the bowl to ski down. There are still more than a few features - super steep, unsupported, thin-to-thick type spots - we'd be hesitant to approach or place a large trigger like a regroup or landing an air, but it seems like we're rounding the corner. Bring on the storms!