It was a sunny Sunday, with a very thin cloud deck that filtered the Sun just enough to take away the details on the surface on the shaded areas, leaving the variations almost impossible to discern. The Grooming consistency could be counted on to keep the transitions smooth and trustworthy. Mineral Basin was offering much better visibility, with the Sun coming through enough to really light up the scene. There were some nice consolidated lines way out on The Bookend Chutes area, which was drawing a bit of traffic, but was quite wide open and had long shots of smooth dry chalk.
The clouds deck moved off as the Sun got higher in the sky, which lit up the front side of the hill, making the details pop with full resolution. The carving was so much fun with the prepared lines offering some very nice granulation that produced plenty of traction for solid speed control and directional precision. Tomorrow, look for the first vibrations of the approaching Front, with clouds, flat light, and wind. Expect variable visibility, but I think the clarity will be OK, but the flat light situation will be a struggle. I still am taking a lot of notes on the hill as I do my looking around at the pack. Coverage remains quite good and the hill is in good shape to get a freshening of the pack. Traffic should be super light with plenty of vertical to dial in. Remain Standing!!!