Summit creek above the clouds

We busted above the cloud and got great visibility with broken skies and minimal wind. The alpine is still scoured and wind pressed, but riding better with warmer temperatures and 10 centimeters on top of hard surfaces. We found softer snow in protected sheltered terrain in alpine, which was a treat. We noticed isolated surface hoar on a N asp at 1700 meters, buried by 10 centimeters of pressed snow. Below 1350 meters, this surface hoar is widespread and still sitting on a 2-10 centimeter melt freeze crust, buried by 10 centimeters. This crust is still grabby and breakable on our snowmobiles.