<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 12/19/99. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Drove 3 hours to Okemo to ski Friday, knowing weekend was going to be packed. Expectations were quite low, but day turned out to be well worthwhile. Morning conditions on trails that have been open for awhile (e.g. Upper/Lower World Cup & Defiance) were legitimate packed powder. At 11:00 did two back-to-back runs down Upper/Lower World Cup without hardly seeing anyone. Newer trails (e.g Exhibition) were very slick. Stayed right to 4:00. Snow guns were able to operate all day, and weekend trail count reflects that.