Well, it got warm and the snow melt is going strong. We will try to keep grooming every other day or so, but we need the snow to crust over and firm up before doing so. Everyday, more slush patches are showing up at our venues. Highland Glen has a rather large slush patch that we have already had to build a snow road over once and I am not sure that will last much longer, if it hasnt failed already. In addition to the slush and water ice development, there has been at least one wet slab avalanche in Sourdough (yes, you read correctly, wet slab avalanche) so please be careful. Avalanches are not something we normally think about nordic skiing but this year, stay heads up and I would recommend staying clear of Sourdough during the afternoon when the sun is strong on those exposed slopes. Rock fall is typically a spring concern at Sourdough as well, keep an eye out!

Tomorrow is the last community race event, the Hyalite Classic and I expect conditions to be, well, interesting. It is going to be very hard to set a track an unless we get a little shot of snow tonight/tomorrow morning (there is a chance of that, actually) we will most likely not bother with tracks an simply smooth the trail and try to make for safe conditions. It should be a fun event, so come join us for the close out of the season!