Spring skiing has arrived

With the warm sunshine out there today, spring ski conditions have definitely arrived. My thermometer is reading +2 and surface snow is melting a little on south facing slopes. There is still plenty of snow on the trails, but the snow is quite variable in character. Depending on which direction it is facing and whether it is sunny or shaded, the snow may be wet and slow, dry and powdery, or glazed and icy in the tracks. From now on, conditions in the early morning will tend to be icy and fast, while later in the day it may become slushy and slow.

I tapped my maple trees today, and at least one of the taps is dripping.