Today was a repeat of the last couple days with a few changes. First, Crystal didn't groom anything on REX or GV. Even though the snow was firm enough for grooming, I suspect the snow is just getting too thin and they wanted to save what little grooming they could do for the week-end. Also, the snow started out firmer this morning in spite of the warm temps, but it didn't take long for it all to soften. Beautiful clear skies and warm temps caused the coats to come off immediately. I usually ski with a helmet, but my head got hot (like Pedro's in Napoleon Dynamite), so I chained up the helmet with the coat as well.
REX Chair line, Breakover, Sunnyside, GV to the high side of Ferkberg on the right side, Grubstake, and chute three off the Campbell Basin side of C6 were all great and required many repeats. A great day of skiing soft moguls all day.
The snow is very thin, but according to Mr. Ferk, not quite as bad as the 2005 season when Crystal actually closed in January. After this week-end, they are probably not far from that. We need snow, and not in inches. A freeze will make the whole mountain brutal until new snow comes in.
