Today Thursday was a return to the days of light lines, great snow, great weather and a whole lot of fun. Just about everywhere were was good, even the groomers were creamy and fast. It's amazing the difference a few days of snowfall combined with cold temperatures can make. We warmed up on FQ downhill and went straight to Chair 6 after it opened. The traverse over to Hamburger wasn't bad at all and snow on the main hill was sott and bottomless. You could even find a few untracked lines. Powder Bowl was equally good but there were a few crunchy spots and big frozen clumps down low. Still worth a few repeats. You still have to step over a few rocks on top but not too bad. Headed out to ski Northway trees but it wasn't as good as we'd hoped. However the bottom half groomer part of Northway was in great shape. Green Valley bowl skiers right was soft with mild bumps, mostly skied up but still with plenty of fluff, and down to West Face where we agreed was the best snow we found all day. Ann's Run was good too. Lucky Shot was as good as it gets, packed powder with soft piles and mild bumps. Overall it was quite the contrast with the continual days of hard packed, icy groomers we've endured this January. I'd almost forgotten how much fun a great day at Crystal can be.
