New Snow

Last night's forecast called for 6-8 inches of snow at Foret, with several more falling during the day. Very exciting, but I should know by now to never trust predicted snowfall amounts - turns out that they got only about 3 or 4 inches. In spite of this, the skiing on the loop got worse, not better, because the temps dropped and the packed slush/snow mix became fairly squirrely. Eventually, most of us decided to venture out into the woods to see if the main trails were skiable - turns out that they were. Coverage was pretty thin, and we scraped up our skis a bit, but that's what rock skis are for. The skiing was quite pleasant for a while before we started running into lengthy wind-scoured sections of trail where we had to walk. Still, it was great to get off the loop and onto something different for a change. Sanville liked it so much that he skied deep into the woods by himself with no watch and ended up coming back almost an hour after everyone else, causing much consternation. Ironically, he was rewarded with a delicious cake made by the women's team, since today happened to be his birthday. Scott also got a cake in honor of his birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday to Scott and Chris both, and thanks to the women's team for their outstanding cake-making skills!