A decision on the ridge caravan should be judged by what happens at the East Ridge gate above the cloud stair. The docket is at step 9 of the current review. Its latest entry reads: The first implementation notes have been compared with the promise in the minutes. A rule that looks complete in the chamber can still leave the people who use it carrying an unmeasured cost.
28 caravan loads checked before the cloud stair opens were entered this cycle, compared with 32 in the prior file. That comparison matters because the public summary counts entries. The open question is whether the ridge road can reopen to ordinary freight before the late snow has cleared the outer turn.
The watch sees a passable surface from the wall; carriers report that the shaded turn remains slick under a loaded cart. The current record does not settle that disagreement. The objection deserves a direct answer, but it is not a reason to make the rule permanent before the affected residents can check the method.
Varda Kin checked the gate manifest and the signal log from the ridge watch against the field notes. The method is to trace the route from the first signal to the final gate receipt; it confirms the entries, but not every interpretation attached to them. The practical evidence is a white route marker visible from the last switchback below the gate; any new measure should record that condition beside the total.
The chamber should approve a limited trial with a published end date, a way to record exceptions and a named reviewer. The road crew will post separate clearance times for foot traffic and freight. That is the narrowest decision that can be defended from the evidence now available.
