We skied the blue, red, and orange loops. In the late morning the snow was a bit icy, but by the early afternoon it was starting to soften up quite a bit. Coverage is still mostly excellent, but there are some exposed ledges here and there, and the snow on some of the major downhills is getting quite thin from snowplowing. I'd say borderline rock/B ski conditions.

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(Kyle Richard)

Best snow of the season so far for me. Probably about 6" of snow on the ground. Lots of the trails had been rolled but none had machine set tracks. Plenty of other folks skied before me so there were tracks to ski in, but skiing on the rolled snow was sweet, very sweet. Lots of trees came down in the park from the wind storms we had in May and June. Big trees. Lots. Not many folks out today when I was skiing late afternoon. Beautiful.

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(Christopher Quandt)

Trails have been rolled but no tracks set; just corduroy. I skied the blue loop and Pleasure Valley. Coverage is still mostly excellent, the only exceptions being the pine grove in Pleasure Valley (nearly exposed roots on the downhill) and the initial descent into the campground (bunch of stubble/brush sticking out). Other than that, I'd argue good ski conditions. The base is still very soft, so skating will likely be a bit of a slog.

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(Kyle Richard)

Roughly 6" of light, fluffy snow on mostly bare, frozen ground. A little more in some areas, especially in the drifts and at the very top. Less under the pines in Pleasure Valley. The park is still digging/plowing itself out, so as of this morning the trails are still ungroomed. I skied Pleasure Valley, John Minix, some of the campground, and the trail up to the top. Coverage was excellent, but since the snow is so light, wider skis are a must until the trails are packed and groomed.

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(Kyle Richard)