Getting closer...

Still waiting for a little more base to build up. Apparently the skiing has been reasonable on the Fortune Parkway (inspite of the torrential rains we got last Monday) but from the pictures I saw it looked a little thin. Maybe it was okay but I figured, fresh snow falling as we speak, that soon enough there would be some better skiing to be had.

Just a dusting here and a few "water hazards" along the way
Today I took off for Lac Phillippe (skiis in car just in case) but found very little skiable snow. Instead I went for a loop around snowshoe trail 74 (didn't need the "shoes" today either). Interesting to check out this trail – one that was new to me. It takes an unusal cut through the ridge between Lacs Renaud/Taylor and trail 55. I’ve looked up there countless times(from the surrounding trails) but never ventured over… gonna have to go back to check it out again and explore a little more in there at some point.

Tall signs... until a meter of snow hits the deck
Made a quick pit stop into Renaud cabin and found the fire blazing – sweet! Thought maybe it would be too early to luck into warm woodstoves but clearly other folks are out and about even without the snow down. From there it was a quick jaunt back to the car and every step the snowfall increased. Looked almost skiable when I got back so a few more cm’s and we’ll be in business.

Down and dusted but still a little thin