I took the dog for some XC skiing at Gold Creek, which was very nice today - soft, fast, quiet, smooth, pretty. And out of the east wind except for the lap around the pond. Then caught up with wife and friends on the Silver Fir lift. They were all smiles, and things only got better as the crow thinned further (they had more or less no lines all morning) and the snowfall intensified a bit. On any steep bits, it was easy to get an edge into the coral reef beneath the cold light fresh snow. Which is why we were at wimpy old Ski Acres (is the place for me) - lots of moderate pitch terrain which skied delightfully with the new snow. Then took the crossover to Hyak and found plenty of boot-top mostly-untracked both on the backside and front, as well as more nice thick soft stuff where folks had been skiing. And lots of empty chairs going up. It was a very sweet multi-ski-sport day.
