2/28 <BR> <BR>Even after the first fluffy powder in some time, we got a late 11am start. <BR>With only Sterling (M2 doesn't much count) open, it was pretty tracked up. <BR>Underneath all that powder is still an icy rock hard surface. I guess thats <BR>why Smuggs has been grooming so much and so hard recently... Our first run <BR>was down Pipe Line where we expected to find ungroomed semi powder bumps, <BR>but found groomed hard pack. That trail is a bit to steep and narrow to be <BR>fun when groomed and icy. The next few trails we tried to find full powder <BR>coverage, but didn't have much luck on the likes of bootlegger and black <BR>bear. The on map woods were pretty tracked up as well, but were in much <BR>better shape. The saving grace of the day was first (and second) tracks in <BR>woods off the practice slope, kindly recommended by Mr Duffy. My girlfriend <BR>is now a convert in that the woods is the place to be (me too) <BR> <BR>3/01 <BR> <BR>No new snow, but another powder day due to M1 being on wind hold all day <BR>yesterday. Got an early start today and found multiple untrack lines on our <BR>first 2 runs in Red Fox and Three Mtn glades. Next we hit FIS and Doc <BR>Dempsey's multiple times. The left side of FIS had some nice powder moguls, <BR>and the bottom of docs was very nice as well (Top half was all skied off) <BR>Very bottom of FIS was pure ice, which pushed us into the woods, finding <BR>some (previously unknown to us) open trees to the left. Capped of the day <BR>with the Sterling Practice Slope woods back to the car. Was going to go back <BR>this afternoon, but hit the hot tub and pool instead. This weekend is not <BR>looking nice <IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT="
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