The sky was Uber blue and the snow was super white making the vista a high contrast delight. The pack was high contrast as well, with already perfect corn in Mineral Basin from the first Tram and fully frozen pack on the front side of the hill. The quality in Mineral Basin felt back country smooth on the prepared lines and hot laps were happening with very light traffic and wide open lines. Lupine Loop was a lot of fun with that last steep pitch offering very nice sugar that invited deep carving turns that made me say AHHHHH! On the front of the hill, it took till 10AM for any kind of break, but once it started it happened fast and became stellar corn goodness top to bottom. The Gad side of the hill waited till Noon to break, but it too offered great quality when it went off.
Tomorrow, look for some overcast skies as a front is moving in for the weekend. Temps will be much warmer and there may not be a freeze. Light could be flat, but the prepared lines will provide consistent surfaces, so with the softness it will be good to go. Coverage remains excellent on all sides of the hill with only very sparse indications of bare spots here and there. I expect light traffic again, so you can rack up maximum vertical. Remain Standing!!