A clear warm morning greeted the Faithful who were on hand for the opening of the Cirque Traverse, which offered delightful untracked lines for the few who knew the way to the goods. Traffic was light, so the pressure for the fresh lines was modest, letting the ambitious seekers do some real laps for the goods. That, these days of mass consumption, was a real rarity and folks were able to really capitalize on this opening. Bonus lines. As the area got worked, the consistency stiffened up, making the turns a tad bouncy, but still blastable. Coverage was really good, but caution was still required close to those known reef sections off the ridgeline.
The prepared lines were dry cold and chalky on the Peruvian side of the hill, but a very firm situation was happening on the Gad side of the hill, where looking for the spare dry pockets was key in maintaining a grip on the surfaces top to bottom. I was working on my top to bottom, non stop, stamina today to get the flow feeling dialed in. The snow guns had deposited some very nice gun powder on the Peruvian side and Who Dunnit was open and offering a very nice dialable ride on the bottom of the hill. Tomorrow, look for more Sun and fun, with a fresh till job on both sides of the hill. Those early morning runs in the shade are a real test of your flat light perception, but as the Sun rises higher, definition improves markedly. Off trail is quite stiff and lumpy, with some interference patterns building on the high traffic lines. Great cover on both sides of the hill and nice warm days for building vertical stamina. Stay Frosty!!!