Boot penetration to the knee just about everywhere today. Delicate touch required on the skin track, as any forgetful weighting of the pole would send it past the weekend crust at 20 cm and would often plunge to 55-60 cm. But no breaking through the dense, wet new snow when skiing down. Fog, rime, some wind, warm temps but no sun. Ground was surprisingly warm and soft, easy for probe to push into soil.