Things were a bit different today. There was a ton of blue sky for much of the day, but a brisk east wind did keep things cool at the top of the mountain. It also kept Summit on wind hold for the first hour of the day. The groomers on the front side were fast and empty this morning. We quickly did 10 quick hot laps on Roundhouse and Summit before heading over the Upper Saddle to Sherwood.
We took the higher line into SP Bowl from Big Bend and found the traverse line to be not for the weak skier. But once in SP, the turns were like butter, as long as you avoided the rocks. The Sherwood groomer still does go, but just barely. There are some very dicy patches at both of the steep sections. The regular crowd was taking bets today on how much longer it will last. For areas around Sherwood Face, the moguls get larger in most of the main lines each day, and rocks get increasingly frequent.
My focus the last few days has been the line that parallels the small creek bed on the skiers’ left side of Sherwood Face. There’s some nice smooth corn and slush bumps, without too much spiciness yet. Normally, I try not to give away too many specific details about the best lines, but in this case it only has a day or two left before it’s also too rocky.
Again, it is a complement to the mountain ops team on how well they have managed the snow to keep things interesting as long as possible. Much of the front side of the mountain is just fine. It can’t be easy for them to look ahead and see little hope for change in the near future. Still looking at one to three inches over the weekend, then possibly something more around the 10th, which currently looks AR-ish. Hopefully it will find some colder air to pull in.
What a Pleasure to have skied SP Bowl and Big Bend Bowl for a change. Sunshine and corn snow makes me smile.