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It's probably going to be nothing more for me this week for me, but my best chance is something "on the way" to Ithaca, where I need to be on Thursday evening. The only reasonable option is probably Belleayre, kind of waiting to hear from those on here who might be there on Wednesday to get a...

That's it for Royal, after 45 days open (I was there for 31 of them). We had a warm, sunny, and slushy finish. Another day with a lot of time on the snow for me, a bunch first on the bunny runner, teaching an unexpected closing day lesson, then 18 off the top. We were just starting to see...

Carbon copy of yesterday, just without the puffy clouds and a little less of a breeze. Everything was still skiing great, except that we lost Doc's Drop to the dirt and grass. Very few thin or bare spots elsewhere. Like yesterday, things got pretty soft in the afternoon making Challenge and...

For today, the cover was still great, with almost no brown peeking through yet (just a small spot on the top of the rock on the Challenge headwall, and the big rock on the skier's right edge near the top on Royal). All the main trails were open and groomed. The plan was to skip grooming on...

As posted in the Royal Conditions thread, Royal has announced that Monday 4/10 will be closing day.

Jake's announced the plan from here on. Open tomorrow and Saturday, closing Sunday for Easter, then open for one more day on Monday with all main trails expected to be open. I'll be there all three days manning the ski school desk, but since we don't anticipate a whole lot of lessons I should...

Don't let a weather forecast change your plans too much, even just a few days in advance. The forecast even 24 hours ahead looked like it would be pretty rainy today, but the radar looked pretty clear this morning, so I decided to head up to Gore with my daughter who had the day off from...

I am watching the weather for Thursday. I'd like to go wherever I can within a few hours of home that I will have some terrain available and I won't get too wet. Gore's an option of course but maybe WF makes sense or maybe it's my chance to try to get in a day at MRG... Then Royal Friday and...

I arrived at 1 today in time to watch the first-ever Royal Mountain pond skim, which was a lot of fun. About 90 entrants, most tried the skim across the 60-foot pond, others chose the jump. My personal favorite was the last entrant who went backwards down the hill and all the way across the...

Back to a post about an actual ski outing. I waited out the rain and went up for some runs after lunch. The snowpack has held up nicely so far. The woods are almost done, but the snow is deep on the snowmaking trails. Really soft, of course, with the strong spring sun and temps around 60...

OK, another operating schedule update: with a break likely in the rain, Royal had decided to be open 10-4 on Saturday, 4/1. I'll make my decision on whether to head up or not after I see if it looks like this break in the rain will materialize.

Yes, with a chance of a couple days the school break week that follows Easter.

Updated operating schedule announcement from Royal: Saturday, April 1 CLOSED Sunday, April 2 OPEN 9-4 Friday, April 7 OPEN 9-4 Saturday, April 8 OPEN 9-4 Sunday, April 9 CLOSED [IMG alt="

Royal has already made the call to stay closed on Saturday due to the expected weather. Should be back open Sunday, including a pond skim event that was announced today. As I understand, the plan is to be open April 8, closed Easter Sunday. Unclear if we'll make it past that.

Reports from others are accurate - it was a great day today at Gore. Definitely my best day of the season outside of Utah. It was the most runs, and most vertical for any day for me in at least a few years. I rode the gondola only twice, but every other open lift at least three times (except...

Finally planning on my first Gore day of the season tomorrow. Hoping the sun softens things up enough to get off the groomed terrain.

I've finally put my pictures into the writeup linked above. Pictures are on individual pages linked from the main narrative page.

It was a pleasant start on a groomed granular surface, with all the main trails skiing nicely. The ski report showed 100% open, and everything was skiable though not fun in my opinion off the groomers. Snow started and the wind picked up a lot by 11:30 which freshened up the surfaces a bit...

I used my second Catamount Indy day today for a nice day of spring skiing. Things were still firm except where the sun was direct when I got on the snow after 10. The skies were clear all day, with temps starting just above freezing and probably getting just over 50 by early afternoon...

I've been very happy with my first Indy Pass this season (used my 11th redemption today), and already renewed for next season.