Beauty is skin deep, but ugly is to the bone. (Murphy)
What you see on the ski trails this morning looks pretty good, but it is only skin deep. Underneath the nice, soft snow is very ugly ice and we have "groomed" it as much as is possible. We are now basically where we were at the start of the season, with the additional benefit that the trails are now smoother.
We now need at least 20 cm of new snow in order to be able to set a track again. (20 cm compacts to between 3 and 5 cm, which is the depth of the track setter.)
All trails are presently harsh ice and all downhills remain fast and hazardous.
