Busy, busy, busy. The place seemed packed, although regulars advised that this was little different from a typical Saturday. It was frustrating near the base village to search for the slightest bit of elbow room: <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/1055.jpg" ALT="It was frustrating near the base village to search for the slightest bit of elbow room"> <BR> <BR>Snow cover was adequate on snowmaking trails, but thin to non-existent on natural snow runs. Literally no snow at the base. Surface conditions were primarily spring snow and corn, although firmer spots exist. While some bump runs existed, most runs were groomed boulevards: <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/1056.jpg" ALT="While some bump runs existed, most runs were groomed boulevards"> <BR> <BR>The base development crams an awful lot of elements into a tiny space: <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/1057.jpg" ALT="The base development crams an awful lot of elements into a tiny space">