That’s right folks, don’t touch that dial as we are in the cross hairs of the Pacific flow.  Sunday morning presented a fluffatudinous delight for the few attendees, who were treated to uncrowded slopes and fully 2 hours of free access to, arguably, the lightest sauce of the season.  Yesterday’s heavy traffic worked the runs, developing a low amplitude rumble underneath the fresh installment, making the formerly smooth shots a bit more interesting with blower deep consistency top to bottom.  The Groomed runs offered smooth running with the freshness like dust on a cloud.  The Tram line backed off with the low traffic and Mineral Basin opening the Path to Paradise,  which spread the traffic out evenly.   Untracked lines were still readily available at 11:00AM. as  more of the faithful began arriving during the 11-1:00Pm window, backing the Tram up to a 3 tram wait.  I opted to take advantage of the walk on chairs and kept lapping around to place fresh tracks next to the one’s I had just put down.  No pressure, no hype; what a rarity it was to have the space to enjoy the incredible lightness of skiing without the full court press that usually goes with this kind of a day.  The Sun was beginning to affect the direct exposures as 1:00 PM approached, though a high cloud deck began to obscure the full intensity of the Sun that was sporting a huge, vivid, rainbow ring around it, signaling weather 4 to 7 days out.  Now, a large system is moving in for Monday- Tuesday, so a sign like that means  good things to come for the next while.  The harbor chop began to rise up as the day progressed, but the cold temps. refrigerated the product keeping the cold smoke billowing from the shredders, hanging in the air for a long time like fairy dust.  It was particularly cool to see it back lit by the Sun as the rays shown down on Regulator.  Tomorrow look for continued great conditions with most shots holding up well with the winter like powder.  The fresh Groomers will also be special if you have had your fill of the crud, but either way it is all good to go.  Keep thinking deep thoughts and keep the cycle rolling.   Peace Out!!

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