Even with a temp of 40 Degrees in the parking lot at 7:45AM, there had been a hard freeze on the hill, which made for some interesting sliding. Mineral Basin was offering the best consistency for the opening bell, and the Grooming made traction easy and smooth. I did some laps on Baldy and found some smooth dialable lines that kept me coming back. On the front of the hill, the Peruvian Gulch was very firm, with Anderson’s Hill being smooth but extremely firm. I opted to visit The Forklift early and let softening occur
The front of the hill began to break around Noon, with Mark Malu getting some nice smooth traction and some excellent sorbet feel. Anderson’s Hill broke and offered back county smooth that made each turn a treat. I was able to ski with the top down all day and it was nice to have the wind in my hair and wide open slopes. Traffic was super light with back to back top to bottom Trams easy to make. Tomorrow, look for some stormage to have moved in, making visibility difficult and, depending on accumulation, some variability issues. Dress for storm sliding, and check for big changes in the operations. Get a look at the situation and chose the smoothest lines. Keep it tight!!!