S facing high elevation terrain off Pre-Laurel peak softened around 12:30 1:00pm both days, yesterday had a shallow refreeze but the strong winds kept things cool, today there was a solid refreeze after yesterday’s cold front but the lack of a cooling wind allow the surface to soften on only S facing and low sunny elevations. High elevation N, NE had a mixed bag of wind crusts and loose faceted surface snow, breakable crust could be identified by its smooth appearance. Snow quality on the N facing declined from yesterday due to consistent strong winds. Shady terrain with a melt-freeze crust remains bulletproof all day.