There was bonus Sun this morning as the forecast overcast was a no show. Mineral Basin was offering perfect corn goodness at the opening bell, with full platform engagement available with each turn. I dialed back the speed and treated the sections as back country to extract as much goodness from each turn as possible. With light traffic, hot laps were going off all morning.
The front side of the hill did freeze up and it needed until 10AM to begin to break, with the Gad side of the hill holding firm until Noon, when Regulator and Big Emma finally became soft and dialable. Traffic remained light with no lines on the chairs and wide open runs top to bottom. Tomorrow, look for more Sun after this front moves through tonight. With the drop in temps, expect a harder freeze, with a longer thaw timeline for the morning session. Coverage remains excellent, with only hints of melt off on the mail runs. Traffic will be a bit more brisk with the weekend pressure, but there is plenty of room to play. Lay it over like Ligety!!