Firm Skinning Conditions near Mount Judah

At 7AM we started skinning from Summit Haus and immediately noticed firm skinning conditions due to an exposed rain crust. With some meandering navigation we were able to skin safely and maintain grippiness on any surface where snow was still on top of the rain crust. Wind scoured aspects made avoiding the exposed rain crust more challenging. Snow became deeper and skinning became more straight forward around 7,900'. We descended from 8,100' on NW-N-NE-E aspects. Ski quality was good in wind buffed gullies and trees. The glistening ice was obvious and mostly avoidable during the descent, minus a few surprises.