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I skied this morning on and around the course at 7 am. The snow was some of the most abrasive I have seen in quite some time. I was skiing with Rode Blue Klister over a binder. I made the mistake of applying a coat of klister that was too thin. in about 30 minutes I was down to the binder. That is also a function of the fact that my skis are a bit soft for this kind of snow. 

The other thing I found was that the snow was much colder than I had anticipated. I took the following readings:

The oval at 7:15  =  -17 C (1.4 F)

Emil's clearing at 7:30  = -15 C   (5 F)

Warming hut at the bottom of Woodys at 7:45  =  -12 C (10 F)

Junction of Easy Back, Woody's , Rich's Range at 7:55  = -11 C (12 F) 

 

I don't think the snow was really warming because the sun had not really come up anywhere.  

I will take more snow temps Thursday.  Forecast is as follows:

Thursday night: 20% chance of snow showers, low of 24.

Friday: 20% chance of snow, high in low 30s.

Friday night: 40% chance of snow, low near 20.

Saturday: Chance of snow, high 32.

Saturday night: Chance of snow, low 17.

Sunday: Chance of snow, high of 27.

If it is snowing overnight, then the snow temp will be near the air temp. If it is humid the snow will ski a bit warmer than you might think. If, however, it is cold at night with no new snow, the snow will stay cold in the morning, colder than the air as it begins to warm.  '

Stay tuned.