This morning was much warmer than yesterday and the wind had backed off significantly. The pack was firm on all sides of the hill, but Mineral basin was offering fresh machine worked lines that were in the Sun and ready for go time. Traffic was fairly light and maximum vertical was easy to pile up. There were a few far out lines on the hill that were still holding the soft and smooth. I stayed with the known smooth areas so that I would not have to battle the variable off trail.
The pack began to get scraped off as the day progressed, making for some very greasy spots that made me keep my turns in the gray zone to be ready for surprise tiles in the pack. Tomorrow, look for another warmer day, with the Groomers offering the smooth lines from the opening bell. I don’t expect to see much in the way of wind smoothing, but take a look and see what happened overnight, you never know. Conditions will remain very firm, but the machine worked lines have good traction and are consistent and trust worthy. Remain Standing!!