I attempted to set a better track in the new snow on the smoother trails: K R X D M up S and down H. The track looked much better than it was, but at least the ice and needles are covered up for now. By the end of the day, the track was very shallow everywhere. Further track setting may be impossible -- no one should hold his/her breath about that!
Skiing on the new snow was as magical as always, but the skier traffic was up to Deep River's usual high standard and everything will be very hard by Sunday. Trail cover is now approximately 10 cm of white ice covered by 1 cm of compressed new snow. A few rocks on M and S have no ice cover and are not always visible. Any high spot certainly has something besides snow somewhere underneath it and less than 2 cm down.
The S downhill is snow-plowed off and far too bumpy to be safe in these snow conditions. Skiers at all levels of competence risk serious injury if they ski there. C has "about 100" rocks covered only by the new snow, or not! B is ungroomed and hazardous.
Dance for snow. Bring back suitcases of snow from your ski trips. No contribution is too small.
