It was a beautiful morning that offered more of the corn goodness for the morning session.  Though there were predictions of afternoon storms, only a few meandering cloud decks moved over the front.  With the continued warm temps the quality was not going to last long, and getting to the smooth lines was worth an early start.   Here is a shot of the first Rasta Chute looking fully filled with only minimal static that moved easily when things got soft.  The High North aspects are the last bastion of consistency as these days warm up.  The coverage remains good on the upper elevations, but the lower exit road is even more melted off.  Tomorrow, look for another similar day as the weather activity seems to be spotty.  I will be there first thing to get the cornuroy lines that have been so good in the past few days.  Off trail is getting better as the pack morphs and becomes a bit smoother.  I had fun doing some far off the beaten path lines that I had been avoiding for some time.  Tomorrow will be the last day for Mineral Basin, so I am going for focus the attention there until it gets too soft.  The front of the hill will have to wait.  Peace Out!!

It was warm on the peak to begin the day and the clouds had moved off for the first Tram’s arrival. The morning crew chose Lupine Loop to kick off the session, where we found perfect sorbet sweetness that was as good as it gets by any measure.  Once again, perfect is perfect and you just have to appreciate a gift from the Universe when it is served up like it was this morning.  We had to keep lapping that section to squeeze out the juice of such a delectable treat.   Here is a shot of The Jakester and Neil as we rode up after that first run.   On the front of the hill the corn was equally as sweet, though it payed to stay up high to avoid going to the bottom.   The Bass Highway has now developed a melted off section that will require a short hike over the dry road.  The snow continues toward Wilbre Ridge and on to the Plaza.  No real problem.  Going all the way to the bottom of the Gad Valley will get you a very long walk back to the Center. Here is a shot of the hill taken from higher up on the Canyon road that lets you see just how much snow is still covering the hill despite the melt off.  It is sad to see it go, but it must return to the BIG CYCLE for it to return once again when we get around the Sun once again.  There is some weather predicted to be moving in for tomorrow, but we might get a window first thing.  The early hours offer the very best lines with untracked cornuroy on those prepared runs.  Go get the goods.  IBBY!!