We've survived the brief thaw, and we have new snow to cover the old icy crust. The general accumulation of new powder appears to be about 10 cm - not quite as much as was forecast, but enough to get us back to skiing again. Snow depth is variable because of the wind; there are places that are drifted quite deep, and other places where all the new snow is blown away, down to the old crust.
I will be starting grooming soon, and I think after that's done we will have generally good ski conditions. There was a lot of water lying around yesterday, so there are a couple of spots I need to check to see if they are still wet.
Current temperature is -12, with predicted high of -6.
UPDATE: Trails are groomed, and for the most part the skiing will be very good. There are a few spots where the wind has blown all the new snow away, leaving just the crusty old snow. Also a few spots in the north end where the groomed trail is being drifted in.
There is one significant problem to report: the southwest corner of Trail #5 Westside (between #6 Central Park and #23 Black Cherry) is flooded, so I have closed it. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SKI THROUGH THIS SECTION.
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| Mainline trail in the central area |
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| Northern portion of #5 Westside |
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