A sunny, lethargic ski...

Out for an easy ski today. Getting to be full on spring skiing season even if the calendar still says "winter" for a few more days. I opted to ski out of P7 and for the first few hundred meters thought I had perhaps made a mistake as I had to walk a bit. There were a number of open muddy stretches along the trail and where there was some snow it was covered in thick pine needles so skiing wasn't an option. Fortunately, as I got a little higher up, the snow returned and I was able to ski up the rest of the hill. A few little open patches here and there but a ribbon of snow on one side or the other made it passable.


Wattsford Lookout hill was still skiable
Once up top it was a whole different story with a good base and excellent skiing. Don't think there has been any grooming on Ridge for a while but the base is a pretty solid frozen mass so it doesn't matter. The heat of the sun only serves to make the top layer (maybe an inch or so) soft which makes for good edging. Even the classic track looked good in most places. Skied up to the Brule lookout and then spent a 1/2 hour or so enjoying the sun and chatting with skiers as they went by on the parkway below.


Almost time for the short walk along the lookout
From there it was down Burma which was also in excellent shape. One short rocky "portage" and another spot with a downed tree but the snow was in excellent condition. Even the steep final descent to the parkway was pretty good although a few thin spots have started to open up. As I skied up the parkway on my way home I noticed that the "yellow line" is starting to appear through the snowpack. Not a good sign but it should be a few days before it melts into the open air. All in all a great day to be out on the trails. No real rush today just a chance to enjoy the sun and ski easy.


Tough waxing along here... do you wax for the right ski or the left ski...
Some colder weather coming (well, single digits anyway but below zero at night) and maybe even some more snow(?). Don't think it will be enough to "save" the spots that have melted through but a little bit of fresh snow could make for some nice skiing and maybe milk the end of the season a little longer. I guess we'll see.


Easy skiing along Ridge road