Status Quo

We are still waiting for a change in the weather. Sure it has gone from clear and dry to overcast and humid but no rain and no snow since the long weekend.

Monday saw some very firm to downright icy patches that looked just like nice fresh snow making cover. Speed was notched down accordingly.

Tuesday was looking like rain but the cloud parted. We could see it raining in Victoria and there was heavy fog out towards Cooma. The overnight temperature remained above zero up top but was cold enough for snow making on lower slopes. Generally the entire run was softer than yesterday and carvable top to bottom. Unfortunately more little stones are appearing and Eagle Way, the top of High Noon, Crackenback Traverse and Sundowner required some careful manoeuvring. I continued to hit rocks and the rock-hoppers are taking a bit of a beating. The thing is that once past the rock bands, the slopes are great.

Wednesday had some high cloud and mostly firm snow conditions. Many rocks were covered up around Eagle Way. The fresh corduroy scraped away fairly quickly revealing slick areas where rock-hoppers just didn’t cut it anymore. Today the snow was much softer due to the warm breeze and humid air from the north.

Morning skies heralding a change – Tuesday

Slope preparation continues

Friday Flat very is popular with the interstate school holiday makers

Friday Flat action

Roscoe on High Noon

High Noon snow inversion – thin at top and thick at bottom

Tele skier on the Supertrail

A very empty Supertrail

Milk Run late this morning

Clockwise: The Bluff, The Basin, Antons & above Frost Bite

We had a visit by the RAAF yesterday. F111s zooming low across the resort on several passes, checking out the snow conditions. One also made a brief fly past today.

New snow guns arrived on Tuesday and were being installed today. The days are now getting longer. What doses this mean - more skiing, less party?

The forecast is still for rain before snow on the weekend. This June has been exceptionally dry but cold.