As hoped for, the clouds were still well to the West as the morning got started, with Mineral Basin offering bright Sun, freshly prepared lines, and a fairly light traffic pattern. The front side of the hill was offering top to bottom smooth lines accented by areas of Gun Powder, which let you dial in some velvet turns and really feel the carve of the ski. The new Dynastars are really fun, though, with a much shorter radius, they are making me work for it and delivering a lot of snap crackle and pop,
Around 11AM those clouds began to move in slowly, filtering and finally obscuring the Sun making the vis go quite flat. Sticking with the known smooth lines let you keep the ball rolling. I was scoping out all the areas around the hill before we get covered, and I will be sticking to the fat guts for a bit yet.
Tomorrow, look for weather to begin to be in the mix, which will extend well into the weekend with much more to come. Those mental notes will come in handy for navigation in much reduced visibility. The hill is in great shape to accept this next cycle and it will be go time. See the line, BE the line!!
