After yesterday’s torrential rains and today’s 15C sun I grabbed my skis after work and headed up to the Park to see what was left of the snow. It actually wasn't too bad. The photo shows a thinner section of the hard compacted base with the parkway's yellow line peeking through. Still frozen solid, the base melts on the top (from the warm air) to give a nice texture to hold the edge of the ski while skating.
I skied up from P10 and out to Black Lake before returning with a quick detour up to the lookouts. There was one section of "grass skiing" ('bout 100ft.) but the rest was pretty good and some sections were really good. I took a quick look up Ridge and it was reasonable as well although the steeper descents probably aren't covered anymore.
Unfortunately the rest of the week is supposed to be sunny and warm so those thin patches (like the photo) will start to break through to road... and then it will become an exercise in finding long enough patches of snow to bother skiing. I'll keep plugging away this week. Heavy(?) snows in the forecast for Easter weekend... might not be the end just yet...
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