This was my day for #36 - it was glorious! Went from P11 to the intersection of 50/52 via #36 and #50 and back. Since Gary and I seemed to be polishing each others tracks on #36 & #50 throughout the day I can only iterate his comments that the tracksetting was extremely professional. One caveat regarding the ice on the downhill to the bay on #36: the tracksetter appeared to hit something difficult under the snow and left two short icy and irregular sections. As Gary indicated they’re doable; however, their difficulty derives from going from perfect powder conditions to irregular ice. These sections are well-marked with a green “danger” sign and with yellow Bannerguard - when you see them just prepare yourself to do a bit of work before you get back onto paradise-powder.

I was quite impressed with Ken’s report yesterday about the joys of bushwacking around Lac Richard and on #56. It was a great report. It gave an excellent picture of a special part of the park that not that many skiers get to. Many of my best ski days have been spent there. One delight on #56 is to ski in unbroken powder out of the track down from the lookout to Taylor Lake. I’ve observed over the years that there is always more snow on #56 than anywhere else in the park.