Somebody bootpacked the skin track...

Toured into the seldom shredded Apgar Range to do some shredding.
 

• No new snow observed during commute from town today and it didn't seem like any snow-like precip happened overnight, however it finally started graupling at the trailhead (~3800') at 8:00am.
• Snowpack was moist/wet with no refreeze crust present at low elevations in the morning
• at 4200-4500', melt freeze crust started to appear. but was only semi supportable with skis still penetrating through. Thin spotty (bushy) coverage in south facing forest at 4500' (picture attached)
• at 5000' melt freeze crust became mostly supportable on skis, but was still easily broken by boot pen.
• Snowed on and off throughout the day amounting to 15cm by 3:00pm at 6300'
• Wet loose instabilities (roller balls/skid marks) from tuesday/wednesday were observed in steep south facing gullies underneath the new snow.
• Light winds (10-15mph) from the SW on and off throughout the day, with some light windloading observed on north facing aspects.
• We spent the better part of our tour scaping dry powder off of the newly formed "national carbonated beverage with caffeine day- crust".
• It's also worth noting that somebody bootpacked 3+ miles of the skin track...no words.