Surfing the Surface Hoar Farm

Took advantage of the low hazard at treeline and below today to ski some steep convex avalanche paths at those elevation bands. Ski penetration was minimal: around 5-10cm only, but the skiing was fun and fast. South facing slopes had a sun crust on them so we stuck to north aspects. Ski cuts on steep test slopes had no results. No signs of avalanches in the area either. There is a widespread surface hoar layer with crystals up to 20mm in size. On solar aspects the surface hoar is growing over a crust.