17/18 Hyak Report

Better late than never, eh?

Waited out this morning's rain and didn't make it onto East Peak until half-past 10. No worries though as only a few folk were around to tough out the knee-deep glue. The sun came out around 11, the mist dissipated and the afternoon was quite wonderful until the fog rolled-in after 3.

Springlike conditions, ride-on/ride-off all day and ample coverage made things okay. I suspect tomorrow will start firm but be fun anywhere by midday.

No soup as when the sun's out there's no time to waste!

More sun, more people, worse snow.

Started earlier than yesterday (~930), sun was out and some slopes had already softened. Those were NOT on the Rampart side of things. As the day progressed more and more zones unlocked but others only slightly. Aspect selection was key, the east wind was ripping and the lines were made tolerable with a nip or two of whiskey.

All in all, a more than mediocre day..Soup was the brown sludge I triged thru in the lower parking lot to get a brat from.the snosk8 contingency

Better than expected but still thoroughly mediocre. Thankful for the coverage we have, hopeful about the coming week.

Rode all day. Hidden Valley was soft from the start, most everything else softened by 3. Plentiful sunshine, a nice, cooling east breeze and no lines made for a nice start to a short week. As nice as Juneuary's been, I can't wait for a return to normalcy.

The soup was s lie, but that's what you get for relying on a Volly...

The backyard greatly exceeded expectations this morning. The 6" new at the bottom was twice that at the top and those first turns down Hyak Face yielded consistent face shots. There was a firm layer lurking beneath but it was only really noticeable on steep, lower mtn faces. The temp spiked in the afternoon, but the precip remained white all day. As mentioned elsewhere, things did get heavy and packed firm by closing time.

And the cross over is still closed, keeping the silver fir riders, on silver fir

Rampart would be happy if an inanimate object could have emotions.