After such a stellar day of spring skiing yesterday I probably should have
not gone out today. The bolt of lightening striking the hill opposite ours
and the subsequent niar should have kept me home, but I knew there was still
something to slide upon out there just 30 miles down the road, so I put on
my goretex and headed out around 11.

On my way out I saw a friend on his way back. Not a good sign.

It was about 60 degrees. I had to shed the vest that was under my shell
right away. They could not groom with such warm temps, so we had a lot of
ugly stuff to slide upon with a ground fog rising from the slopes making it
especially gloomy. It was like a saturated snow that just felt weird under
foot. The best bet was to find the whitest snow possible. Even lightly
browned snow was better than anything grayish in color. The whitest snow
allowed for some carved turns that made the trip out there worthwhile. But
after 5 runs I couldn't stand it anymore and went home to do something
productive at my house rather than waste time trying to enjoy a very gloomy
empty ski area that was so sunny and vibrant just 24 hours prior.

Unless we get some snow very soon, that will be it for Greek Peak. They are
planning to be open next weekend for a rail jam. We'll see about that. I'll
be at Whiteface, and it seems that if I am going to ski more this season
I'll be travelling to the Green Mtn state. 

So, when's the parteee??

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