Another strong turn out of The Faithful who were stoked to get another shot of the goods as more of the mountain opened today. Mineral Basin and Little Cloud opened offering untracked lines, however, the wind had worked the pack, which made the fluffy consistency of previous days stiffen a bit. There were sections of Regulator that had been stripped to the old substrate, but there were sections of wind buff that let you dial in some righteous turns. In Mineral Basin there were still areas of deep medium density product, and most of the traffic was drawn back there to get more of the goodness.
It did not take long for most of the pack to get worked with the high traffic, but the overall smoothness of the pack still provided great turning quality as the Sun was not working the pack. Tomorrow, look for more soft turning, but expect a few spots of the old layer to show through after the wind had moved some sections that were exposed. I will be looking for some wind slab areas that should be happening with the continued stout winds that are forecast. With the medium density product to work with, it should offer some smooth turning wind buff, so keep your eyes open and check the wind direction for clues. This installment really pumped up the pack and refreshed the hill in very good ways. Stay Frosty!!