It was a very cold morning with beautiful lines, both natural and prepared, for the Morning Crew. The recent installment was excellent material for the Grooming Crew to work and it left wonderful flannel carpets of AHHHH on all sides of the hill. In Mineral Basin, White Diamonds-Lower Silver Dipper and Gheen Gully got the treatment and were back country amazing. Here is a shot of Gheen Gully from the first ride up the Chair.
Those areas that were waiting in the wings opened as well and it was a race to get all of it. I went in search of and found a wide range of quality, from breakable crust to soft dry accumulation on the old crispy layer. Here is a shot of Kazoodi and my tracks out on The Alter. We had to thread the old debris field to get the smooth substrate.
On the front of the hill, the Groomers were amazing, with The Big Smooth prepared top to bottom. It has that dry flannel feel that just seemed out of place when we have been skiing corn, but it was a real treat that let you dial in your inner Ligety. The Road To Provo opened with wide ranging reviews depending on aspect. I worked the prepared lines had a great time dialing in the smooth. Tomorrow, look for another great day, with the groomers still holding some of the residual cold. Look for Mineral Basin to be offering the wide open lines, but I think the front of the hill will be ready for prime time right out of the chute. The hill is still fully fat and is good to go. Stay Frosty!!