Now for the report for the rest of the day. The lines on REX today were artifically created by the chair breaking down not once, but twice. Before Crystal does any more expansion, they need to replace that chair with a Doppelmayr 6-pack. It's the one consistent bottleneck on the mountain once everyone has uploaded. Also, the "east" winds were mostly from the south according to the NWAC weather station, but they were weird. In your face going up the chair and in your face going down Ferkberg, so a lot of swirling. But, they let up just before noon and it got warm except for the ridgetop. That opened the door for some nice frontsides. Where it had been skiied the most is where it was the best. Some of the aspects were a bit unconsolidated. Our one foray up to Powder Bowl in the morning was very nice the top third, but got pretty firm and chunked the farther down you got. Probably better when the afternoon warmth hit, but we didn't get back that way.
And, one weird thing. #1 and I both hit a rock somewhere. I thought that would be impossible with the monster snow pack, but since it was the first time up on the skis since getting the bases ground, I should have known. And, #1 didn't hit a rock once with the thin snow pack at Big Sky a couple weeks ago, but got one today. A big mystery where that happened.
OK, any questions, there will be a third report posted soon.
