Garry Klassen checked out Baldy Monday morning. His estimate of Friday's new snow: negligible at the bottom but some evidence as you started the ride up chair 1. Probably 6-10 inches at the Notch and the 18-24 reported at the top of Thunder.
With the new base Bonanza, Robin's and Skyline have been improved by fresh grooming. As there was rain mix with the new snow Garry observed that most of Thunder's off-trail areas had been tracked out in wet snow over the weekend, but then frozen by Monday. As he said, "They weren't marked closed, but you don't want to go there."
His review of chair 4 was better. The base has increased and it has the usual spring transition in the sun with a few hours of great skiing. He did ski to the bottom when he left (not officially open) and found some decent corn snow, but the base gets thin and his skis took a few dings.
I'm actually somewhat encouraged. The base is there on the entire upper mountain and with one "normal" storm of 1-2 feet and no rain (possible this Friday) Baldy could be great again.
With the new base Bonanza, Robin's and Skyline have been improved by fresh grooming. As there was rain mix with the new snow Garry observed that most of Thunder's off-trail areas had been tracked out in wet snow over the weekend, but then frozen by Monday. As he said, "They weren't marked closed, but you don't want to go there."
His review of chair 4 was better. The base has increased and it has the usual spring transition in the sun with a few hours of great skiing. He did ski to the bottom when he left (not officially open) and found some decent corn snow, but the base gets thin and his skis took a few dings.
I'm actually somewhat encouraged. The base is there on the entire upper mountain and with one "normal" storm of 1-2 feet and no rain (possible this Friday) Baldy could be great again.