There were smooth carpets of corduroy on all sides of the hill, and with the flat light for the morning session, made the guess work no problem. The Morning Crew was working the Lewis and Clark lines that were vacant, buffed, and carvelicious top to bottom. On the front of the hill, the Grooming Crew did an amazing job of working the new product, which let you dial in any radius you chose. Here is a shot of Me that Buzzy Skigrinn took out on Lower Baldy the other day when it opened for the first time after the storm.
While the consistency was good on this pitch, the margin for error was slim. There were some windows of Sun during the day, which made the details stand out nicely. The off trail continues to be stiff, but with traffic, the High North aspects are smoothing out and are offering some very nice wind slab sections that will keep you coming back for more. Tomorrow, look for improving weather, with Sun in the forecast. Mineral Basin will be offering the smooth Hydro Velvet lines that will keep you lapping the sections just to be sure you got it right. Check out those High North aspects for that wind slab, and dial in some back country feeling goodness. Keep you eyes open for some more of the expanded Grooming efforts. See you there for the morning session of ground pounding fun. Dial it up, Dial it in!!