About 45 cm new wet snow poorly bonded to the old sun-baked surface. No density inversion observed. At my highest elevation, 9,700 ft, the top few cm was much lower density. No sign of wind transport observed. An isolated column failed enthusiastically at the new snow interface at 8 hand taps, Q1 shear. No cracking, collapsing, rollerball, or natural activity observed, but I stuck to 30 deg meadow skipping. The ease of and speed at which the column failed was sobering. Riding conditions were about what you'd expect with 45 cm of very wet snow, entertaining but not what makes Utah famous and deteriorated quickly with elevation.