Surface freeze starting around 7200ft that turned completely to mashed potatoes shortly after noon. Below this warm, damp, isothermal feeling snow with post holing for those who dared step off the icy foot pack. Above 7200ft, found a few inches of recrystalized snow atop stout crust up to 8000ft or so. Above 8000ft, snow surface was dense/damp or wind affected up to or beyond boot top, varying underneath this with crust in most places or bottomless facets, particularly near rocks and trees. In some locations at upper elevations, there was also surface wind crust or glassy sun crust.