windslab on tallac

In reference to the windslab on Tallac, I had no intention of skinning that way to the ridge when I arrived that morning.  I ran into a party I had skied with in the area two days prior around the bench on corkscrew.  I notice they were continuing up the slide path instead of heading to the safer shoulder where the traditional skin track often is.  Figuring that the old skin track was probably slippery and I figured I would say hi to the other party,  I followed them up the slide path.  We noted the wind had filled in our old tracks and left a denser layer on the surface, but no signs of a reactive slab.  Thinking the conditions would be manageable we continued up the slope.  By the time we were at the steepest part gaining the ridge I definitely was feeling the slab so I turned back the other direction off the slab towards some old tracks that were still visible.  On the last five feet at the top as the slope had already mellowed out, I  stepped on the edge of the slab again.  That is when it released with some energy from my skis.  In retrospect I should have stayed on the trade route, the signs of wind transport lower down should have been the extra deterrent besides the poor terrain choice for a skin track.  Im glad no one was in the way in this high use area.  Definitely enough to knock someone over into trees.