Southern Ontario weather makes ski trail maintenance a real roller coaster ride. We started yesterday with 10 cm of very wet new snow at a temperature of +1. After waiting for the temperature to drop below freezing, I rolled all the trails, producing a flat packed surface. As the temperature continued to drop, the trail surface became quite icy. My attempt to set a track was not successful, because the trail surface was too firm to press a track into it.
The good news is we have some additional new snow - about 4 cm generally, but with strong winds there are drifted spots that are much deeper. The fresh powder over the firm base is making skiing much more comfortable this morning. Overall, I give it a "fair" rating.
Snow squalls are forecast for today (and it's snowing right now). Any additional snow will be beneficial, but it won't be uniformly distributed because of the wind.
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