the ground state of a disorder-free 2DES is a strong ferromagnet,[@Sondhi] [*i.e.*]{} it is completely spin-polarized by a Zeeman field of infinitesimal strength. In practice, of course, the field experienced by a 2DES in the quantum Hall regime is [*not*]{} infinitesimal; however the field’s Zeeman coupling to the electron spin is typically very weak compared to other energy scales. (In referring to these systems as ferromagnets we are emphasizing that they remain spin polarized in the limit of zero Zeeman splitting. In experimental systems,[@Barrett] typical values of the interaction and Zeeman energy scales are $\sim 160 $ K and $\sim 3$ K respectively. The spin-splitting produced by this bare Zeeman coupling is usually negligible in paramagnetic states.) The quantum Hall ferromagnet has a large gap for charge excitations, and hence has a robust quantum Hall effect. For typical Zeeman coupling strengths, its elementary charged excitations are topologically charged spin textures (Skyrmions) containing several flipped spins.[@general; @Sondhi; @Fertig] Large Skyrmions have a Hartree energy cost smaller that those of conventional quasiparticles and, because the spins align locally, only slightly higher exchange energy. [@Brey] Because Skyrmions are the lowest-energy charged excitations, the global electron spin polarization is expected to decrease rapidly as 