Telemark Path of Fremont Peak

Near 10,300' on lower angled northerly slopes, about 6" of new snow covered a wet/very wet snowpack. It did not support a weighted ski, making travel somewhat difficult. By 10,600' on the steeper northerly slopes of Fremont, there was ~10cm of frozen melt/freeze crust under the new snow. Here, the snowpack supported a single weighted ski, making travel much better.

I dug a quick pit at 10,800 in a safe zone while also keeping an eye on Miguel, as he broke trail in more avalanche-exposed terrain. The new snow was dry to moist. Below that was 10cm of moist, partially refrozen melt/freeze crust. Below that, the snowpack was wet to very wet. The m/f crust did support my weight on a single boot. The soft-snow surface did have some wind-eroded features.

As we climbed the last 30 minutes to 11,300', the winds picked up and started moving snow and filling in Miguel's skin track. The winds did affect the snow surface, slightly diminishing the riding quality. 
Video showing the upper elevation part of the day.

Once we snowboarded to about 10,300', the wet snow under the new snow did not support our weight. It was punchy and tricky, so we decided to switch (our splitboards) back to skis with skins. This made the unsupportable low-angle snow much easier to navigate. At the lowest elevations, we had to carry gear in several places where the new snow (over bare ground) had melted during the day. 

Overall, it was great to get a little taste of winter again after nearly two weeks of record-setting high temperatures and the warmest March on record for Flagstaff, AZ.