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Trail Report

DATE: March 23, 2013 – 8:44am

Current temperature at the top of the hill is -11 and -16 with the windchill. Skies are partly sunny and we’re anticipating temperatures to rise throughout the day.  Spring-skiing conditions throughout the mountain with a complete groom done last night.

LIFT STATUS
	Quad Chairlift
	Rope Tow
	T-Bar

TRAIL STATUS
	Pokey’s
	Hailey’s
	Coyote
	Gold Rush
	Dan’s Descent
	Chilkoot
	Bark Biter
	Pete’s Plunge
	Billy Goat
	Bunny Hill
	Half Pipe
	Terrain Park

TERMINOLOGY	DEFINITION
Powder	Freshly fallen fluffy snow
Packed Powder	Packed by skiers or grooming equipment
Hard Packed	Firmly packed, “edgeable” dense snow
Loose Granular	Loose “sugar” snow
Frozen Granular	Frozen “sugar” snow
Wet Packed	Snow High moisture content
Wet Granular	Soft granular snow that is wet from warm temperatures, rain or humidity
Spring Conditions	A late season mix of conditions created by a variety different weather patterns
Windblown Snow	Powder or granular snow blown into drifts in some places, leaving a firmly packed surface
Corn	Large, loose snow crystals about the size of corn, frozen at night, loose during the day
Ice	Hard and slippery, glazed or see-through surface, bulletproof
Variable Conditions	A range of surfaces can be found
Wet Snow	Powder snow which has become moist and heavy due to a thaw, or rainfall, or moist fallen snow